Ibuprofen might have advantages over indomethacin, when used to effectuate closure of a neonate's patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Several previous studies indicate that platelet plug formation is ...

When a blood vessel is damaged, your body naturally responds to stop bleeding and loss of blood. Hemostasis or stoppage of bleeding occurs in three steps blood vessel constriction, platelet plug ...

PHILADELPHIA — Blood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball of platelets known as a thrombus breaks free from a site ...