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Chewable Aspirin Best for ACS: Small Study Supports Guidelines
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A small study in 14 healthy volunteers has shown that chewable aspirin is absorbed more efficiently and rapidly than regular aspirin, whether it is swallowed whole or chewed first. The research is the first to directly compare different formulations and supports current guidelines that chewing aspirin is the preferential method of administration in the treatment of ACS, say the investigators. Heartwire
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VTE Increases Risk of Arterial CV Events
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A new Danish study shows that patients with venous thromboembolism have a substantially higher risk of subsequent myocardial infarction and stroke. The link could be direct or be the result of shared risk factors, the researchers say. Heartwire
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Systolic Blood Pressure Linked to Brain Microinfarctions
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For individuals aged 65 to 80 years, systolic blood pressure is independently associated with the presence of brain microinfarctions, according to a report in the November Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Reuters Health Information
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