Blood clot removal surgery saving lives
A complex surgery to remove chronic blood clots from arteries in the lungs is giving Australians and New Zealanders a second chance.
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Our group investigates platelet receptor levels in health and disease and how changes result in altered platelet function.
Our work addresses an unmet need by developing tools, assays and approaches to assess patients with an increased risk of bleeding.
In 2015 we analysed samples from 17 patients with unexplained bleeding referred by The Alfred haematologists and 73 samples from healthy donors.
A complex surgery to remove chronic blood clots from arteries in the lungs is giving Australians and New Zealanders a second chance.