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Aspirin vs placebo: Major bleedinga

Population
adults with hypertension (patients with atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pre‐eclampsia or pulmonary hypertension were excluded)
Intervention
Aspirin
Comparison
placebo
Outcome
Major bleedinga

Aspirin leads to higher major bleedinga compared with placebo (high certainty).

What each review found

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Aspirin vs placebo
Major bleedinga · adults with hypertension (patients with atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, pre‐eclampsia or pulmonary…
Aspirin leads to higher major bleedinga compared with placebo (high certainty).
Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.77 [1.34, 2.32]2 studies · 21330 participantsHigh

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants for hypertension
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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