NDT Plus Advance Access originally published online on March 27, 2008
NDT Plus 2008 1(3):192-193; doi:10.1093/ndtplus/sfn022
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The implications of aspirin resistance in renal failure
Department of Haematology, Royal Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Correspondence: E-mail: jeckothachil@yahoo.co.uk
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Sir,
Aspirin resistance is a phenomenon where the expected inhibition of platelet responses is not obtained as evaluated by different biological tests [1]. In addition to non-compliance and other patient-related factors, one of the main reasons for aspirin resistance is its inability to inhibit thromboxane A2 (TXA2) biosynthesis in vivo.
Many studies