Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease or diabetes mellitus

Hirofumi Soejima; Takeshi Morimoto; Yoshihiko Saito; Hisao Ogawa

doi:10.1160/TH10-05-0333

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(06): 1085-1088
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-05-0333

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Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease or diabetes mellitus

Analyses from the JPAD, POPADAD and AAA trials

Hirofumi Soejima

¹Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

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Takeshi Morimoto

²Center for Medical Education, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

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Yoshihiko Saito

³First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

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Hisao Ogawa

¹Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

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