new guidelines for using ASA for heart attacks
December 1997
The American Heart Assoc just released new guidelines for using ASA for heart attacks.
They say ASA should be used more often.
For an acute heart attack, virtually all patients should get ASA...to reduce the risk of reinfarction, stroke, or death.
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