Oral clonidine provocative test in the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in childhood: should we make the timing uniform?
Our study suggests that the oral clonidine test can be administered for only 90 min without significantly changing its validity. This test should be standardized at 90 min in European protocols just as in those currently used in the USA in order to reduce the discomfort of patients and the cost of this diagnostic procedure.
Response to antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is not associated with thrombin generation potential.