Blood platelets are tiny cells in our blood that help in forming clots to stop bleeding when we get injured. They stick together and make a kind of "patch" to cover the wound and stop the blood flow. Full definition
Antonio Fernández - Ortiz, MD, PhD, co-investigator on the METOCARD - CNIC study and leader of this sub-study, explains that «this project analyzes the effect of metoprolol on the interaction of blood platelets with inflammatory cells, which might explain the benefit of early treatment with this drug as soon as possible after diagnosis of a heart attack.» (sciencedaily.com)
They could face problems such as high blood pressure, a very irregular heartbeat, which might lead to a heart attack, and abnormally low blood platelet counts, which can prevent the blood from clotting normally. (newscientist.com)
Thrombocytopenia is an abnormally low blood platelet count.. (rattlebridge.com)