whether high blood pressure reduces the benefit of using ASA to prevent an initial heart attack

October 2000

Experts are now debating whether high blood pressure reduces the benefit of using ASA to prevent an initial heart attack.

The latest research shows that ASA lowers the risk of an initial heart attack or stroke by 45%...in men with a systolic BP < 130.

But there DOESN'T seem to be a benefit in men whose SBP is > 145.

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