Regular aspirin intake and acute myocardial infarction.
The results of two large independent studies involving a combined total of 776 patients treated in hospital with a discharge diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and 13,898 patients with other discharge diagnoses showed a negative association between regular aspirin intake and non-fatal myocardial infarction. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that aspirin protects against this disease. Clinical trials are needed to determine whether this hypothesis is correct.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness / Q000187:drug effects; D012737:Sex Factors
D001241:Aspirin