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Aspirin Resistance
Test CodeASPRE
Alias/See Also
VerifyNow
LAB3010404
LAB3010404
Preferred Specimen
2 blue Greiner tubes
Minimum Volume
Must be full draw
Instructions
May only be collected at Downtown Lab Testing or at Lancaster General Hospital.
Must be transported immediately by hand. May NOT use the Pevco tube system.
Must be transported immediately by hand. May NOT use the Pevco tube system.
Specimen Stability
2 hours, room temperature
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen NOT hand delivered, wrong tube, short draw tube
Reference Range
In a study of 71 patients who were not on aspirin and had a history of vascular disease or at least 2 of 8 risk factors for developing vascular disease by American Heart Association criteria, the reference interval was 620 – 672 ARU.
Patients receiving the following anti-platelet agents may not be tested with VerifyNow Aspirin Test, based on documented interference testing results: GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors, dipyridamole, clopidogrel, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) which inhibit COX-1 and/or COX-1, COX-2 enzymes (ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, indomethacin, and piroxicam). Results should be interpreted in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory data available to the clinician.
Patients receiving the following anti-platelet agents may not be tested with VerifyNow Aspirin Test, based on documented interference testing results: GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors, dipyridamole, clopidogrel, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) which inhibit COX-1 and/or COX-1, COX-2 enzymes (ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, indomethacin, and piroxicam). Results should be interpreted in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory data available to the clinician.
Performing Laboratory
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital
