Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Women and Men: A Sex-Specific Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Summary

For women and men, aspirin therapy reduced the risk of a composite of cardiovascular events due to its effect on reducing the risk of ischemic stroke in women and MI in men and increased the risk of bleeding to a similar degree among women and men.

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review
Published
2006-01-18
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Keywords

Medicine, Aspirin, Stroke (engine), Myocardial infarction, Odds ratio

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