Medically reviewed by Douglas A. Nelson, MD A high platelet count, or thrombocytosis, is diagnosed when platelet levels are greater than 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. A high platelet ...

Blood clots form to stop bleeding after injury, but sometimes they appear without warning. These clots can block blood flow, ...

Once enough layers of platelets accumulate, like stacks of sandbags against a flood, a blood clot is formed, trapping red blood cells. When the break occurs in a blood vessel, the clot contracts ...

Researchers have developed a new model to track inflammation-driven blood clots that can cause complications in sickle cell ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin Leach, MD To increase your platelet count, you can adjust your diet and vitamin regimen to include more vitamin C, folate, iron, and other essential nutrients. This is ...

Platelet adhesiveness was significantly lower ... The prothrombin times and clot retraction were normal in all. The partial thromboplastin times were normal in all but one patient (No. 14).

Red blood cells carry oxygen, white ones fight infections, and platelets clot your blood to stop bleeding. Most people with polycythemia vera have too many red blood cells. But it can also cause ...

A drug developed as an antidote to the antiplatelet agent ticagrelor safely and effectively reversed ticagrelor's antiplatelet effects in patients undergoing urgent surgery or experiencing major ...

Once enough layers of platelets accumulate, like stacks of sandbags against a flood, a blood clot is formed, trapping red blood cells. When the break occurs in a blood vessel, the clot contracts ...