Aspirin Therapy Lowers Stroke Risk In Women, MI Risk In Men – JAMA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A recent meta-analysis identifying aspirin's cardiovascular benefits as gender-specific may demonstrate that primary prevention benefits extend to low-risk groups
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