whether high blood pressure reduces the benefit of using aspirin to prevent an initial MI

August 2000

Experts are now debating whether high blood pressure reduces the benefit of using aspirin to prevent an initial MI.

The latest research shows that aspirin lowers the risk of an initial MI 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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