Aspirin Tops Three Rx Drugs In Preventing Heart Attack – Consumers Union
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Aspirin is the blood thinning agent of choice over three prescription antiplatelet medications for preventing first or repeat heart attack or stroke, according to a Consumers Union report
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