Changes in platelet function and coagulation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation evaluated with thromboelastography.
Mae HaradaTakeyuki SajimaTaichi OnimaruTakahiro HonjoHirofumi HiokiYusuke WatanabeShigehito SwamuraPublished in: Open heart (2022)
In this study involving TEG platelet mapping, coagulation capacity increased while platelet function decreased, resulting in antithrombotic change for 3 days after TAVI. The ADP receptor system may be implicated in the decreased platelet function. These results may be useful for considering optimal perioperative antithrombotic therapy in TAVI.