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ASCEND: A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes: Characteristics of a randomized trial of aspirin and of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in 15,480 people with diabetes
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The use of aspirin for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is firmly established, and the proportional reductions in heart attacks and strokes appear to be similar in people with and without diabetes. Uncertainty remains about the role of antiplatelet treatments for primary prevention of CVD, and guidelines vary in their recommendations. It has also been hypothesised that long-term aspirin can prevent gastro-intestinal and other cance...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.12.006
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National Institute for Health Research
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Scottish Primary Care
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- American Heart Journal Journal website
- Volume:
- 198
- Pages:
- 135-144
- Publication date:
- 2017-12-24
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-12-08
- DOI:
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1097-6744
- ISSN:
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0002-8703
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pubs:810726
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uuid:23849ce8-aa4c-4a15-a05c-f0b7873eaf16
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- pubs:810726
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- 2017-12-13
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- Copyright holder:
- Bowman et al
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. Open Access funded by British Heart Foundation, available under a Creative Commons license.
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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