“…However, their unnecessary activation is often linked to life-threatening thrombotic diseases including venous and arterial thrombosis, embolism and stroke (Coller, 2013). Numerous drugs modulating platelet activation have been developed and are hugely successful in the market for the prevention of thrombotic diseases and thrombotic complications in diverse cardiovascular diseases, exemplified by aspirin, Plavix (Bristol-Myers Squibb, NY, USA; clopidogrel), Efient (Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, USA; prasugrel) and Pletal (Otsuka, Tokyo, Japan; cilostazol) (Collins and Hollidge, 2003; Rao et al ., 2006). In contrast to aggregation or adhesion, functions that are well-illustrated in the thrombus formation, role of the morphological changes of platelet, i.e., platelet shape change, is relatively less established.…”