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Taking NSAIDs With Antithrombotic Therapy Increases Risk of Bleeding, Heart Attack, Stroke, Cardiovascular Death

A new study has revealed that even a short term treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) among patients receiving antithrombotic therapy (to prevent the formation of blood clots) after a myocardial infarction (MI; heart attack), was associated with an increased risk of bleeding and events such as heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death. Guidelines recommend that all patients with MI should be prescribed dual antithrombotic therapy, aspirin ...

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