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Manuel Carcao

Researcher at University of Toronto

Publications -  179
Citations -  5011

Manuel Carcao is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Haemophilia & Haemophilia A. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 158 publications receiving 3880 citations. Previous affiliations of Manuel Carcao include Hospital for Sick Children & McMaster University.

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The Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA‐100®): a novel in‐vitro system for evaluation of primary haemostasis in children

TL;DR: The PFA‐100 system was found to be potentially useful in screening for von Willebrand disease in children and normal ranges for CTs in healthy children, adults and neonates were established.
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von Willebrand disease in a pediatric-based population--comparison of type 1 diagnostic criteria and use of the PFA-100 and a von Willebrand factor/collagen-binding assay.

TL;DR: Using the ISTH consensus guidelines for type 1 VWD definition, significantly fewer patients were diagnosed with definite type 1 disease as compared to the "in house" Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) criteria (4 vs. 31).