#VisualAbstract: Thromboprophylaxis with aspirin is non-inferior to low-molecular-weight heparin in preventing death for patients with orthopedic trauma
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Daily low dose aspirin may be associated with increased fall risk for geriatric patients
1. For healthy elderly patients randomized to take low-dose aspirin for 4 weeks, there was no difference in occurrence of ...
Heliobacter pylori eradication significantly reduces the risk of short-term hospitalization in patients taking low dose aspirin
1. In the first 2.5 years after H. pylori eradication, there was a 65% reduction in hospitalizations and deaths due ...
Low dose aspirin not associated with congenital abnormalities
1. Low-dose aspirin is not significantly associated with congenital anomalies even when started in the first trimester. 2. Other factors ...
Polypill strategy reduces the risk of cardiovascular events after a myocardial infarction
1. A polypill consisting of aspirin, ramipril, and atorvastatin reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events after a myocardial ...
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POINT trial: Clopidogrel and Aspirin for Acute Ischemic Stroke [Classics Series]
This study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics in Medicine: Summaries of the Landmark ...
#VisualAbstract: Aspirin associated with significantly higher rate of symptomatic venous thromboembolism compared to enoxaparin in patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty
1. In this random1. In this randomized controlled trial that included 9711 patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty, treatment ...
CYP2C19 loss-of-function carriers have modest benefit from ticagrelor and aspirin following cerebrovascular event: CHANCE-2 Trial
1. Patients carrying the CYP2C19 loss-of-function mutation (C-LOF), who had experienced a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack, experienced a ...
Cessation of aspirin in older adults not associated with adverse health effects
1. Aspirin cessation in older adults led to increased cardiovascular disease events, though not statistically significant. 2. Aspiring cessation in ...
Increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage with aspirin and unfractionated heparin use for endovascular stroke treatment
1. Ischemic stroke patients assigned to aspirin-only, heparin-only, or both, had worse Modified Rankin Scale scores compared to those with ...