A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

M. Ridker, Paul; R. Cook, Nancy; Lee, I‐Min; Gordon, David; Michael Gaziano, J.; E. Manson, JoAnn; H. Hennekens, Charles; E. Buring, Julie

doi:10.1056/nejmoa050613

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A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 7, 2005

Authors:

Paul M. Ridker

Nancy R. Cook

I‐Min Lee

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Randomized trials have shown that low-dose aspirin decreases the risk of a first myocardial infarction in men, with little effect on the risk of ischemic stroke. There are few similar data in women. METHODS: We randomly assigned 39,876 initially healthy women 45 years of age or older to ...

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Medicine

Aspirin

Relative risk

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