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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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Evaluation of the pharmacodynamics of acetylsalicylic acid 81 mg with or without esomeprazole 20 mg in healthy volunteers.

TL;DR: No pharmacodynamic interaction between low-dose ASA and esomeprazole was found with regard to platelet function and the main outcome measure was the antiplatelet activity of ASA, as assessed by ARU ratio relative to baseline in the VerifyNow ASA assay.
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Aspirin hypersensitivity and desensitization protocols: implications for cardiac patients:

TL;DR: The available evidence for aspirin desensitization is reviewed and practical advice for the management of patients with hypersensitivity to aspirin is provided.
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Organized Blood Pressure Control Programs to Prevent Stroke in Australia Would They Be Cost-Effective?

TL;DR: Assessment of whether a program of organized multidisciplinary care and medication would be cost-effective for improving BP control for the prevention of stroke in Australia found organized care for secondary prevention provided the greatest benefits and strongest cost-effectiveness.
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Number Needed to Treat with Vertebral Augmentation to Save a Life.

TL;DR: The authors conclude that the NNT analysis of more than 2 million patients with VCF reveals that only 15 patients need to be treated to save 1 life at 1 year, and vertebral augmentation provides a significant mortality benefit over nonsurgical management with a low NNT.
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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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