Not Signed In - Aspirin Is Safer Than Warfarin And Just As Effective For Treating Blocked Arteries In The Brain
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 03:00 AM EST
... To reduce the risk of stroke, partial blockage of arteries in the brain (intracranial stenosis) has for decades been treated with drugs such as aspirin and warfarin that reduce blood clotting. However, doctors have never had good evidence for choosing one therapy over the other. Now, results of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial show for the first time that aspirin works as well as warfarin with fewer side effects. ...
Related Topics
- Warfarin
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Aneurysm
- Stroke, if clots break off and travel to the brain (drugs that thin the blood such as heparin and warfarin can reduce the risk)
- Brain Diseases
- Hardening of the Arteries
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Blocked tear duct
- Brain Injury
- Cardiac arrest (no effective heartbeat)
- Arteries
- Aspirin
- Arteries, Hardening of
- Head and Brain Injuries
- Super Warfarin
- Aspirin and Carisoprodol
- Brain Tumor, Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood
- Aspirin and Oxycodone
- Aspirin Rectal
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