Aspirin Therapy Interruption Linked To Higher Stroke Risk In Survivors
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Former stroke sufferers who interrupted aspirin therapy regimens exhibited more than a three-fold increase in risk of a second stroke, according to a study presented Feb. 2 at an American Stroke Association conference in New Orleans
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