Platelets, the small cell fragments circulating in your blood, are essential for healing injuries by clumping together to form blood clots. However, when platelets become hyperreactive, they can cause dangerous clots that block arteries, leading to heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues, including peripheral artery disease. Millions of Americans are at risk from this abnormal clotting. Currently, there isn’t a reliable, routine test to determine if your platelets are clumping too much, which complicates efforts to manage cardiovascular risk. The method most commonly used, know…