Aspirin is no exception what caused comes to treatment failures as with any drug. Some people may not respond to the anti-coagulant action of aspirin, which means the drug will not protect you against cardiovascular events despite its regular use.Aspirin resistance has two possible explanations according to Professor Szczeklik. High levels of blood cholesterol can promote coagulation itself. In patients with high cholesterol levels, aspirin in normal doses has hardly any anti-clotting effects, whereas treatment with a statin significantly reduces blood clotting. aspirin will exert anti-coagulant effects only when blood cholesterol is in the ‘normal’ range in patients with coronary heart disease.

The reason for aspirin resistance may be in a patient’s genetic makeup. Patients carrying one particular gene are resistant to the anticoagulant action of aspirin and are at risk or acute coronary events. So knowing your cholesterol and staying on top of it is a key part of taking charge of your cardiovascular health. The CardioChek Self-Test System gives you the ability to determine your cholesterol, any time, any place with a small drop of blood from a finger stick.

A direct LDL cholesterol test for use at point-of-care by physicians, pharmacies, and other healthcare professionals. This breakthrough in direct LDL testing eliminates the need for patients to fast prior to testing and wait for test results from a laboratory. The new direct LDL test from PTS provides results in about two minutes at point-of-care, giving physicians immediate information to identify at-risk patients and, if required, issue prescriptions for cholesterol-lowering medication or suggest lifestyle changes.

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