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Aspirin in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular disease: collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials.

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In primary prevention without previous disease, aspirin is of uncertain net value as the reduction in occlusive events needs to be weighed against any increase in major bleeds.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2009-05-30 and is currently open access. It has received 2954 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Stroke & Aspirin.

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Antiplatelet drug resistance: Molecular insights and clinical implications.

TL;DR: Molecular insights into the mechanisms for aspirin and clopidogrel resistance are presented, with a discussion of their clinical implications.
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Aspirin in gastrointestinal oncology: new data on an old friend.

TL;DR: Recent evidence demonstrates that aspirin has the potential to be an effective preventive and therapeutic agent in gastrointestinal malignancy and re-awakened interest in the role of aspirin in the primary prevention of cancer and in the treatment of cancer.

European Society of Hypertension Scientific Newsletter: Update on Hypertension Management

TL;DR: In this article, the authors pointed out that sexual dysfunction represents a common condition in the general population placing a major burden on patients' and their sexual partners' quality of life, and that physicians skilled in hypertension management often feel unqualified to deal with sexual problems since adequate training regarding sexuality has not been offered in under- or in postgraduate training.
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Age associated non-linear regulation of redox homeostasis in the anucleate platelet: Implications for CVD risk patients

TL;DR: Clinically, the results advocate the use of less aggressive antiplatelet therapies for CVD in the elderly population, and report a novel age associated, non-linear redox regulation in platelets in both humans and mice.
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The cardiovascular polypill in high-risk patients:

TL;DR: The recent development of combination pills containing off-patent medications holds promise for highly affordable and effective treatment and evidence is emerging on the use of this strategy in high-risk populations.
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Efficacy and safety of cholesterol-lowering treatment: prospective meta-analysis of data from 90,056 participants in 14 randomised trials of statins.

TL;DR: Statin therapy can safely reduce the 5-year incidence of major coronary events, coronary revascularisation, and stroke by about one fifth per mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol, largely irrespective of the initial lipid profile or other presenting characteristics.
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Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients

TL;DR: Aspirin (or another oral antiplatelet drug) is protective in most types of patient at increased risk of occlusive vascular events, including those with an acute myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke, unstable or stable angina, previous myocardian infarctions, stroke or cerebral ischaemia, peripheral arterial disease, or atrial fibrillation.
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Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies

TL;DR: Below the range 22.5-25 kg/m(2), BMI was associated inversely with overall mortality, mainly because of strong inverse associations with respiratory disease and lung cancer, despite cigarette consumption per smoker varying little with BMI.
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