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Primary Prophylactic Aspirin Use and Incident Stroke: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
Conclusions: In this observational study, prophylactic aspirin use was not associated with risk of first stroke, and there were no sex, race, or regional differences.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 8, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Stephen P. Glasser, Martha K. Hovater, Daniel T. Lackland, Mary Cushman, George Howard, Virginia J. Howard Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Associations of Durations of Antiplatelet Use and Vascular Risk Factors with the Presence of Cerebral Microbleeds
In conclusion, we found a significant association between aspirin use and deep or infratentorial microbleeds, but this association may reflect the presence of hypertension as a confounding factor.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 30, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Kazuo Yamashiro, Ryota Tanaka, Yasuyuki Okuma, Yuji Ueno, Yasutaka Tanaka, Nobutaka Hattori, Takao Urabe Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research