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ArticleClinical cardiology2010

Aspirin use is associated with an improved long-term survival in an unselected population presenting with unstable angina.

Louai Razzouk, Verghese Mathew, Ryan J Lennon, Ashish Aneja, Joshua I Mozes, Heather J Wiste, Paul Muntner, James H Chesebro, Michael E Farkouh

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Article in Clinical cardiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Louai RazzoukDivision of Cardiology- Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Verghese Mathew
Ryan J Lennon
Ashish Aneja
Joshua I Mozes
Heather J Wiste
Paul Muntner
James H Chesebro
Michael E Farkouh
Mayo Clinic · USCase Western Reserve University · USMemorial Medical Center · USNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases · BDNYU Langone Health · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of New Mexico · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Rochester Epidemiology ProjectR01AG034676 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI ROCCA, WALTER A, ST SAUVER, JENNIFER LYNN · 2010 to 2019
$9.5M
ROCHESTER EPIDEMIOLOGY PROJECTR01AR030582 · NIAMS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI ROCCA, WALTER A · 1986 to 2009
$5.1M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR030582NIAMS NIH HHS R01-AR30582NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFew published data are available on the benefits of aspirin use in patients with unstable angina (UA). HYPOTHESIS: Aspirin use carries a mortality benefit in a population-based cohort of patients presenting with UA.

methodsAll residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota presenting to local emergency departments with acute chest pain from January 1985 through December 1992 having symptoms consistent with UA were identified through medical records. A total of 1628 patients were identified with UA and were stratified by aspirin use in-hospital and at discharge. Cardiovascular mortality and nonfatal myocardial infarction and stroke were assessed over a median of 7.5 years follow-up and all-cause mortality data over a median of 16.7 years. The mean age of patients with UA was 65 years, and 60% were men.

resultsAfter a median of 7.5 years follow-up, all-cause and cardiovascular-mortality rates were lower among patients prescribed versus not prescribed aspirin on discharge. There were 949 postdischarge deaths over the median follow-up of 16.7 years. After multivariable adjustment, aspirin use at discharge was associated with a lower long-term mortality (hazard ratio 0.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.65-0.93).

conclusionsAspirin use at hospital discharge following UA is associated with a reduction in long-term mortality. This long-term study extends prior trial results from select populations to a population-based cohort.

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Acute DiseaseAgedAspirinConfidence IntervalsFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMinnesotaMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesAspirinFibrinolytic AgentsPlatelet Aggregation Inhibitors

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PMID20842739
PMCPMC3785089
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