Low‐dose aspirin and prevention of cranial ischemic complications in giant cell arteritis

Nesher, Gideon; Berkun, Yaakov; Mates, Michal; Baras, Mario; Rubinow, Alan; Sonnenblick, M

doi:10.1002/art.20171

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Low‐dose aspirin and prevention of cranial ischemic complications in giant cell arteritis

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Apr 1, 2004

Authors:

Gideon Nesher

Yaakov Berkun

Michal Mates

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Cranial ischemic complications such as cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) and acute visual loss are among the leading causes of giant cell arteritis (GCA)-related morbidity. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the effect of treatment with low-dose aspirin on the incidence of cranial i...

Subject

Medicine

Aspirin

Giant cell arteritis

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