February 27th, 2011
Examining an Ad for a Platelet-Inhibition Test
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
I’ve recently seen in medical journals an advertisement that features an image of a clot within a stent and this headline in all capital letters: “Low Levels of Platelet Inhibition May Have Significant Consequences.” The final two words, “Significant Consequences,” are in a very large font, and the entire ad has an ominous black background. Below […]
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