During that time, 4.1 % and 2.6 % of the people taking Meridia had
a nonfatal heart attack or stroke, respectively, compared to 3.2 % and 1.9 % of the people taking a placebo pill.
But the data also reveal aspirin use may increase the risk of
nonfatal heart attack or stroke, a somewhat contradictory finding that surprised researchers.
All - cause mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, major bleeding events and
nonfatal heart attack or stroke were tracked separately as secondary outcomes.
Not exact matches
Two other multi-national trials randomized 27,438 patients to either bococizumab
or placebo and were designed to evaluate the impact of the drug on cardiovascular outcomes, including
nonfatal heart attack and
stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina requiring urgent revascularization,
or cardiovascular death.
The researchers studied 65,893 women, looking for a link between exposure to fine particulates and death from
heart attack or stroke,
or even
nonfatal heart attacks or the need for artery - clearing procedures.