Table 3.

Advantages and disadvantages of platelet function and genetic testing.

Table Header	Platelet Function Testing	Genotyping
Availability of Different Assays	Yes	Yes
Availability of Point-Of-Care Systems	Yes	Yes
Inter-Assay Variability	Yes	No
Variability of Results Over Time	Yes	No
Association with Thrombotic Events	Yes	Yes
Association with Bleeding Events	Yes	Yes
Availability of Clinical Trial Data on Guided Therapy	Yes	Yes
Feasibility in Clinical Practice	Yes	Yes
Results Influenced by Extra Patient Factors	Yes	No
Direct Measure of Response to Therapy	Yes	No
Assessment of Influence of Both Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors on Platelet Function	Yes	No
Need to Be Performed While on Treatment	Yes	No
Modified and Adapted with Permission from Sibbing Et Al. [30]