Aspirin Doesnʼt Lessen Stroke Morbidity In Women

As the US population ages, the morbidity burden from stroke is going to grow. Researchers are scrambling to identify ways to lessen that burden. Aspirin, which is known to lower the risk of stroke, has been posited as a means of decreasing functional impairment after a stroke occurs. The researchers who conducted the Women's Health Study examined their data to determine the effects of low-dose aspirin on both the incidence of stroke and stroke morbidity. The authors point out that the study's results may not be generalizable to men. Although they note that noncompliance with the aspirin regimen might have been a study limitation, a sensitivity analysis including women who reported having taken two-thirds of their pills showed similar results.