Aspirin use safe and effective in patients with abnormal red cell counts (or with polycythemia)
The use of low-dose aspirin significantly reduces the risk of thrombosis in patients with polycythemia vera, an abnormal increase in blood cells resulting from excess production by the bone marrow, according to a study presented today during the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of...
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Will come as no surprise to many. This was a decent sample size, double blind, showing promising results. Obviously, each individual will have to weigh the benefit to risk ratio of a low aspirin daily.
GR