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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations, seventh edition: acetylsalicylic acid for prevention of vascular events

Authors :
Jafna L. Cox
Andrea de Jong
Anne Simard
Eddy Lang
Mikul Sharma
Theodore Wein
James D. Douketis
Gord Gubitz
Christine Papoushek
Jacob A. Udell
Eric E. Smith
Alan Bell
Norine Foley
Jeffrey Habert
Stephanie Lawrence
William Semchuk
Anita Mountain
Leanne K. Casaubon
Shelagh B. Coutts
David J. Gladstone
Shamir R. Mehta
Dar Dowlatshahi
Alexandre Y Poppe
Thalia S. Field
M. Patrice Lindsay
Laura C. Gioia
Source :
CMAJ
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
CMA Joule Inc., 2020.

Abstract

KEY POINTS In 2016, 270 204 people in Canada (excluding Quebec) were admitted to hospital for heart conditions, stroke and vascular cognitive impairment, including 107 391 women and 162 813 men, of whom 91 524 died.[1][1] This equates to 1 out of every 3 deaths in Canada and outpaces other diseases

Details

ISSN :
14882329 and 08203946
Volume :
192
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3a1251511e50cfa9657973ae97a8ce3b