Sentences with phrase «as subsequent heart attacks»
«All patients suffering from blockage of an artery in the heart or brain should receive 325 mg regular aspirin promptly and daily aspirin thereafter to reduce their death rate as well as subsequent heart attacks and strokes,» said Hennekens.
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In the new study, patients receiving angioplasty with the new stents had a 47 percent higher risk of one of the outcomes identified as a primary endpoint in the study: death, heart attack and subsequent procedure to clear blocked arteries, as compared to patients who received bypass.
Adding the antiplatelet drug ticagrelor to aspirin as long - term therapy after a heart attack significantly reduced the rate of subsequent death from cardiovascular causes, heart attack or stroke, with the benefit appearing to accrue for nearly three years, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session.
The stability of plaque is a major factor in the risk of heart attack, as rupture of a plaque and its subsequent occlusion of the artery may be the initiating event of a heart attack.