News tagged with aspirin therapy
Aspirin recommendations changed for many younger diabetic patients
Experts are now recommending that low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent heart attacks be used somewhat more conservatively - that men younger than 50 and women younger than 60, who have diabetes but no other major risk factors, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Aspirin use associated with lower risk of cancer death for men with prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer who take anticoagulants like aspirin in addition to radiation therapy or surgery may be able to cut their risk of dying of the disease by more than half, according to a large study presented on November ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Study examines use of stent with bioabsorbable polymer
Three-year data demonstrated that satisfactory clinical and safety outcomes of sirolimus eluting stents with a biodegradable polymer were sustained in a real world setting. The results were presented at the 22nd annual Transcatheter ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Aspirin use does not significantly reduce events among those identified by certain screening method
Individuals who were identified as being at increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events based on screening for low ankle brachial index, a type of pressure measurement used in the diagnosis of peripheral artery ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Bleeding risk associated with image-guided biopsies is low
Even among patients who have taken aspirin in proximity to an image-guided percutaneous biopsy, risk of major bleeding associated with the procedure is low, according to a study in the March issue of the American Journal of ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Popular anti-platelet therapy reduces risk of cardiovascular events in men and women
A new study, published in the November 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, adds to a growing body of research seeking to evaluate and understand possible sex differences associated with a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Women with chest pain less likely then men to get proper treatment from paramedics
Women with chest pain are less likely than male patients to receive recommended, proven therapies while en route to the hospital, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Despite evidence ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Aspirin appears to help lower risk of stroke for patients with peripheral artery disease
An analysis of previous studies indicates that among patients with peripheral artery disease, aspirin use is associated with a statistically nonsignificant decrease in the risk of a group of combined cardiovascular events ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 12, 2009 |
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