How Strokes and Heart Attacks are Prevented by Dual Drug Therapy

Combination of aspirin an antiplatelet drug and rivaroxaban an anticoagulant shown to be beneficial in stroke and heart attack prevention in persons with stable cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study dubbed the Cardiovascular OutcoMes for People Using Anticoagulation StrategieS (COMPASS), led by the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) in Hamilton, Canada.

Combination therapy superior in prevention of adverse events in stable vascular disease
- Aspirin is effective to prevent thrombotic complications in heart disease
- Dual therapy with aspirin and rivaroxaban shown to be more effective in reducing complicaions

Strokes and Heart Attacks in Vascular Disease are Better Prevented by Dual Drug Therapy

Combination therapy with antiplatelet agent and an anticoagulant is superior in preventing stroke, heart attack or death in persons with stable vascular disease. Read More

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