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Aspirin for Stroke Prevention in Elderly Patients With Vascular Risk Factors
Author(s) -
Shinichiro Uchiyama,
Naoki Ishizuka,
Kazuyuki Shimada,
Tamio Teramoto,
Tsutomu Yamazaki,
Shinichi Oikawa,
Masahiro Sugawara,
Katsuyuki Ando,
Mitsuru Murata,
Kenji Yokoyama,
Kazuo Minematsu,
Masayasu Matsumoto,
Yasuo Ikeda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.012461
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , hazard ratio , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , dyslipidemia , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , relative risk , surgery , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , engineering
The effect of aspirin in primary prevention of stroke is controversial among clinical trials conducted in Western countries, and no data are available for Asian populations with a high risk of intracranial hemorrhage. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of aspirin on the risk of stroke and intracranial hemorrhage in the Japanese Primary Prevention Project (JPPP).

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