Sticky Platelet Syndrome Revisited?

Emmanuel J. Favaloro; Leonardo Pasalic; Bingwen Eugene Fan; Giuseppe Lippi

doi:10.1055/s-0044-1792156

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Table of Contents

Semin Thromb Hemost 2025; 51(03): 358-361
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1792156

Commentary

Sticky Platelet Syndrome Revisited?

Authors

Emmanuel J. Favaloro

¹Department of Haematology, Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia

²School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

³School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Leonardo Pasalic

¹Department of Haematology, Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia

⁴Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Bingwen Eugene Fan

⁵Department of Haematology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

⁶Department of Laboratory Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

⁷Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

⁸Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Giuseppe Lippi

⁹Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Abstract

Keywords

sticky platelet syndrome - platelet hyperreactivity - thrombosis - diagnosis

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