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Article: New Report Shows Aspirin Lowers Risk of a First Heart Attack by One-Third; - Women's HeartAdvantage and Bayer(R) Aspirin Join Forces to Raise Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Risk-Reduction Strategies -.
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- September 22, 2003
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Aspirin reduces the risk of a first heart attack by 32 percent, according to a report published in the current issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.(i) The report, which is based on a meta-analysis of five major randomized clinical trials (55,580 participants, 11,466 women) in primary prevention, also found that aspirin reduces the combined risk of heart attack, stroke and vascular death by 15%.
The report has important implications for public health, especially given recent data showing that aspirin and other drugs of proven benefit, are underutilized in both men and women whose 10 year risk of a first event is 10% or greater. Women's HeartAdvantage -- a ...