New mechanism identified for beneficial effects of aspirin in cardiovascular disease

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 00:35 in Health & Medicine

New data in humans shows that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is released from the blood vessel wall and may decrease the development and progression of plaques leading to heart attacks and strokes.

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