Article: TIA's - questions and answers on aspirin therapy. (Transient ischemic attack) (NEWS ADVISORY)

/NEWS ADVISORY/

Given the recent media attention focused on TIA (transient ischemic attack), the following are questions and answers on aspirin therapy as it applies to cardiovascular diseases.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT ASPIRIN THERAPY

What does myocardial infarction (MI) mean?

The common term for myocardial infarction is heart attack. A heart attack occurs when the heart muscle receives a seriously inadequate supply of oxygen-carrying blood, thus causing irreversible damage to part of the heart muscle. The lack of oxygenated blood to the heart may be caused by fatty deposits and clots in the arteries leading to the ...

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