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Aspirin No Benefit in Infective Endocarditis
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Title Aspirin No Benefit in Infective Endocarditis
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568689?src=rss
Description In patients with infective endocarditis, long-term daily use of aspirin does not reduce the risk of embolic events and may increase the risk of bleeding, report clinicians from Canada in the January 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Jan 12, 2008
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