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- noun A
phosphodiesterase inhibitor used to alleviatesymptoms ofintermittent claudication in individuals with peripheral vascular disease.
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Examples
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During the trial it was found that 2.76 per cent of the cilostazol group suffered a stroke compared to 3.71 per cent of the aspirin group - a 26 per cent reduction.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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In the study 2757 patients who had already suffered a stroke were split into two roughly equal groups - one of which was given aspirin and the other cilostazol for as long as five years.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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During a mean follow-up of roughly 2.5 years, patients on cilostazol had a lower annual incidence of stroke than those on aspirin (2.8% vs. 3.7%), as well as fewer hemorrhagic events.
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However, non-serious side-effects including headache, diarrhoea, palpitation, and dizziness, were significantly more common in the cilostazol group.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The antiplatelet drug cilostazol is at least as effective as aspirin - and may even surpass aspirin's efficacy - in preventing secondary stroke, according to an industry-funded, noninferiority trial in the
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The CSPS 2 study investigators randomized some 2700 Japanese patients with recent noncardioembolic ischemic stroke to daily regimens consisting of either 200 mg of cilostazol or 81 mg of aspirin.
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Antiplatelet Drug May Be Better Than Aspirin in Preventing ... drug cilostazol was better than aspirin in preventing a recurrent stroke in a
WN.com - Articles related to KENYA: Gaps in HIV prevention for pregnant women 2010
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Antiplatelet Drug May Be Better Than Aspirin in Preventing ... drug cilostazol was better than aspirin in preventing a recurrent stroke in a
WN.com - Articles related to Memory May Decline Even In Stage Before Alzheimer's 2010
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Antiplatelet Drug May Be Better Than Aspirin in Preventing ... drug cilostazol was better than aspirin in preventing a recurrent stroke in a
WN.com - Articles related to KENYA: Gaps in HIV prevention for pregnant women 2010
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Severe bleeding occurred in half as many patients taking cilostazol - 0·77 per cent per year - compared to patients taking aspirin - 1·78 per cent per year.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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