Coagulation Corner

June 2025: Activated Clotting Time
Using the POC test such as the ACT is associated with improved patient outcomes.

May 2025: Sample Stability
Utilizing best practices relating to stability will ensure your coagulation results reflect the coagulation profile of your patients.

April 2025: ABO Blood Groups and Their Impact on Coagulation
Understanding the impact of ABO groups on coagulation is important in the assessment of both bleeding and clotting disorders.

April 2025: ABO Blood Groups and Their Impact on Coagulation
Studying microplastics is difficult due to the challenges with isolating them and testing them in particular for the cardiovascular system and thrombosis/hemostasis.

February 2025: Stress, coagulation factors and getting to the Heart of the matter!
It is important to manage stress for cardiovascular health and for physical and mental well-being. Taking steps to adopt stress reduction strategies including exercise, diet, sleep and stress management can make a difference in health outcomes.

January 2025: GLP Drugs – How they work and is there an impact on coagulation factors
GLP-1R agonists have the potential, at least in theory, to regulate platelet activation directly through the effect on platelet function and indirectly through the control of body weight and metabolism.