Flow Cytometric Detection of Activated Platelets: Comparison of Determining Shape Change, Fibrinogen Binding, and P-Selectin Expression

Platelet activation plays an important role in the pathomechanisms of arterial vascular disorders including stroke, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and myocardial infarction. Circulating activated platelets may be useful markers of local thrombotic events occurring in these diseases. Using flow cytometry circulating activated platelets can be detected by determining: 1. the platelets' shape change on the basis of the different light scatter...