“[And while the current report deals only with survival in the hospital, analysis of the data from the study, published in a different journal,] shows enhanced long-term survival, ... The benefits of the therapy carry on for several years beyond discharge.”
“This is level 2 evidence, an observational study, ... A randomized trial is needed for definitive evidence. The data from this study would justify carrying out a randomized trial in patients getting bypass study.”
“Aspirin reduces clotting of the blood, so it can help prevent a heart attack or stroke by making it less likely a clot will form and block an already narrowed artery,”
“The study further confirms aspirin's benefits for patients with known cardiovascular disease. It also shows there is no increased risk of bleeding, which eliminates the main reason why physicians and surgeons would ask patients to discontinue aspirin therapy,”
“This is a very strong association of survival with taking aspirin in the days leading up to surgery, ... The study further confirms aspirin's benefits for patients with known cardiovascular disease. It also shows there is no increased risk of bleeding, which eliminates the main reason why physicians and surgeons would ask patients to discontinue aspirin therapy. Patients with heart disease who are not taking aspirin should ask themselves -- and their doctors -- 'Why not?'”
“What we're finding is that there are some smaller stores that go away when the big boxes move in, but for the most part, they are the marginal operations that would have gone away anyway,”
“For two hours, Hoffman just sits there, using his type writer. Sure there are a bunch of different camera angles, but it's just Hoffman sitting there not saying a word.”
