New drug more effective than aspirin in reducing some heart attacks

October 31, 1996
Web posted at: 9:30 p.m. EST

BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -- A study by Johns Hopkins University researchers shows a new drug, integrelin, is more effective than aspirin in reducing heart attacks caused by blood clots.

In a study of 227 patients, doses of integrelin given intravenously significantly improved blood flow to the heart in patients experiencing chest pain.

The study showed the drug may be especially useful in people with an inherited blood clotting abnormality. The study also showed the drug worked better in women than men.  

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