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 ...
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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 ...
Aspirin use was not effective at reducing mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
1. There was no significant difference in all-cause mortality and need for invasive mechanical ventilation among patients assigned to aspirin ...
Rivaroxaban superior to aspirin at reducing recurrent stroke in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source and left ventricular dysfunction: (NAVIGATE ESUS Trial)
1. Rivaroxaban was superior to aspirin in reducing recurrent stroke or systemic embolism among patients with recent embolic stroke of ...
De-escalation with clopidogrel may reduce bleeding events in patients with recent percutaneous coronary intervention
1. 12-months after randomization, the de-escalation group met the criteria for superiority (p=0.0001) with respect to the composite primary outcome ...
Fixed-dose combination treatment with aspirin may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
1. Risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and revascularization was lower in the fixed-dose combination pill group compared to ...
Aspirin use during pregnancy associated with lower risk of preeclampsia and perinatal mortality: US Preventive Services Task Force
1. Daily low-dose aspirin use during pregnancy in individuals at increased risk for preeclampsia was associated with a lower risk ...
Clopidogrel monotherapy is superior to aspirin monotherapy for chronic maintenance after percutaneous coronary intervention
1. Clopidogrel monotherapy reduced long-term rates of all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and stroke after drug-eluting stent placement compared with ...
Aspirin for primary cardiovascular disease prevention is more common in older adults with diabetes than those without, especially in younger seniors
1. Preventative aspirin was used uniformly by persons with diabetes across age groups, while in persons without diabetes it was ...
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Tailored antiplatelet therapy improves outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
1. Guided selection of antiplatelet therapy reduced rates of major adverse cardiovascular event rates compared to standard therapy. 2. Guided ...
