The truth about aspirin Nov 9, 2009
TNN 9 November 2009, 11:24am IST. Many cardiology patients ask about the value of taking an aspirin to prevent a heart attack and stroke. (India Times, India)
Anti-Clot Drug Combinations Boost Bleeding Risks Jun 4, 2009
"We know they are healthy for the heart at preventing strokes and heart attacks, but what physicians now need to consider is short-term potential risks of GI bleeding versus the potential long-term benefits of being on these protective drugs," she said. (Editing by Vicki Allen). (MEDLINEplus)
New Tool Calculates Risk Of Bleeding In Heart Attack Patients Apr 17, 2009
8, 2008) People who have gastrointestinal bleeding after a stroke are more likely to die or become severely disabled than stroke sufferers with no GI bleeding, according to a new. . (Science Daily)
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart Mar 18, 2009
Women aged 55 to 79 should take the drug if the chances of reducing ischemic stroke outweigh the risks of GI bleeding. "Subsequent to the 2002 recommendations, there was more information that came out of the Women's Health Initiative, specifically, that enabled us to look at this recommendation by gender," said Dr. Michael LeFevre, a task force member and professor of family and community medicine at the University of Missouri, Columbia. (MEDLINEplus)
Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mar 4, 2009
MedlinePlus: Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding ... Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding ... "Although previous studies have demonstrated differences in outcomes between weekend and weekday admissions, there has been limited analysis focusing on patients with GI bleeding, a common medical emergency that carries significant disease and death," the study's lead author, Dr. Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, of the Medical College of Wisconsin, said in an American... (MEDLINEplus)
Patients with GI bleeding admitted on the weekend have higher death rate Mar 1, 2009
Higher Mortality Reported among Upper GI Bleeding Patients Admitted on the Weekends ... "Although previous studies have demonstrated differences in outcomes between weekend and weekday admissions, there has been limited analysis focusing on patients with GI bleeding, a common medical emergency that carries significant disease and death," said Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MD, MPH, of the Medical College of Wisconsin and lead author of the study ... Acute NVUGIH accounts for a majority of upper GI... (EurekAlert!)
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions Feb 11, 2009
"It reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease, certainly among people who have had a history of previous stroke or heart attack. But aspirin, like all the NSAIDs, has the problem of prompting GI bleeding and GI heartburn, and also infrequently ulcers.But Dr. Jerald D. Wishner, director of colon and rectal surgery at Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mount Kisco, N.Y., said high-risk patients shouldn't turn to NSAIDs instead of routine screenings, such as a colonoscopy."I think it is... (U.S. News & World Report)
