Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and subgroup analysis by sex and diabetes status.

To evaluate the benefits and harms of aspirin for the primary prevention of CVD and determine whether the effects vary by sex and diabetes status.We searched Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases for randomized controlled trials comparing the effects of aspirin with placebo or control in people wi...

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Main Authors: Manling Xie, Zhilei Shan, Yan Zhang, Sijing Chen, Wei Yang, Wei Bao, Ying Rong, Xuefeng Yu, Frank B Hu, Liegang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4215843?pdf=render