In Heart Failure Treatment, Warfarin And Aspirin Are Similar
In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. Although there was a warfarin benefit for patients treated for four or more years, overall, warfarin and aspirin were similar, said Shunichi Homma, M.D., lead author of the study and the Margaret Milliken Hatch Professor of Medicine at Columbia University in New York... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Number of AHA cardiovascular metrics linked to mortality
The number of cardiovascular health metrics is a strong predictor for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, an American Heart Association study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Register forba href=http://www.medmatcha.com target =_selfMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network/a/b, and receive $5 free advertising./p/div
