Certain Combined Medications Following Heart Attack May Increase Risk Of Death
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
Following an acute coronary syndrome such as a heart attack or unstable angina, patients who receive a medication to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding that may be associated with the use of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel and aspirin have an increased risk of subsequent hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome or death, according to a new study.