News tagged with dipyridamole

Dipyridamole

Dipyridamole (trade name Persantine) is a drug that inhibits thrombus formation when given chronically and causes vasodilation when given at high doses over a short time.

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Treating metabolic syndrome, undergoing carotid angioplasty

Treating metabolic syndrome and undergoing carotid angioplasty may prevent recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combination of aspirin and an anti-clotting drug reduces risk of dialysis access failure

For the first time, a combination of aspirin and the anti-platelet drug dipyridamole has been shown to significantly reduce blockages and extend the useful life of new artery-vein access grafts used for hemodialysis, according ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0