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 ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — A major head-to-head trial finds that aspirin is equally as good as warfarin in preventing stroke and death in heart failure patients.The researchers said that, all things being equal, the ...

Aspirin 'not to blame' for stomach bleeding – that's due to a bug, say scientists. Thousands of patients are unable to take daily aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke, because of the risk of stomach bleeding. Instead, they have to be given ...

Clopidogrel with aspirin doesn't prevent more small strokes, may increase risk of bleeding, death / American Heart Association.

Aspirin has been around for more than a century, used for everything from fevers to aches and pains. For an inexpensive product that many people have lying around in their medicine cabinets, it often is surprising to know that ...

The effect of aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin on venous thromboembolism after hip replacement. A non-randomised comparison from information in the National Joint Registry. S. S. Jameson, MBBS, MRCS, Specialty Registrar ...

In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin performed similarly well in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to ...

Although there was an edge for warfarin for those treated for four or more years, there is.

1, 2012 -- An investigational drug called apixaban (Eliquis) appears to be better than aspirin at preventing blood clots in certain patients who have already suffered a stroke or so-called "mini-stroke" due to an abnormal heart ...