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Article: Aspirin therapy four times less effective as heart treatment for women than men
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- April 27, 2007
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Washington, April 27 -- A new study by boffins at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy has found that aspirin therapy is four times more likely to be ineffective in women as compared to men who suffer from coronary artery disease.
Though earlier studies have shown that aspirin therapy is less effective in women than in men, this is the first time that it has been clearly seen by how much it is less effective and whether this affects patient outcomes.
The researchers conducting the study were led by Michael Dorsch, clinical pharmacist and adjunct clinical instructor at the University of Michigan College ...