Influence of blood pressure on the effects of low-dose asprin in elderly patients with multiple atherosclerotic risks

Autor: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenji Yokoyama, Kazuyuki Shimada, Yasuo Ikeda, Katsuyuki Ando, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Mitsuru Murata, Masahiro Sugawara, Shinichi Oikawa, Tamio Teramoto, Naoki Ishizuka, Yukari Uemura
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Hypertension. 37:1301-1307
ISSN: 0263-6352
Popis: OBJECTIVE We examined whether the efficacy of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) for primary prevention of cardiovascular events is influenced by blood pressure (BP) using data from patients aged 60-85 years with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and/or diabetes, but without cardiovascular disease of the Japanese Primary Prevention Project. METHODS All patients had received aspirin (100 mg/day) or no aspirin. BP subgroups were defined as low (average SBP from the baseline to the year of the events
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