ABSTRACT Objective:To investigate the benefits and risks of initiating bleeding events for cerebral infarction patients who took aspirin regularly for a long time in the secondary prevention of stroke.Methods:901 cases of patients who received treatment and determinately diagnosed as dying of cerebral infarction in the Putuo People’s Hospital from April 2012 to April 2014 had been collected. According to whether they were taking the ASA for a long term or short one, the patients have been divided to two groups, the exposed group (439 cases) and unexposed group (462 cases),followed up investigation periodically for 6 months. Their outcome events had been recorded (recurrence of cerebral infarction, symptomatic intracranial bleeding or hemorrhage of digestive tract). Analyzed and evaluated the benefits and risks of taking aspirin in the secondary prevention of stoke.Results:The rate of recurrence of cerebral infarction of the exposed group was 8.7%, while the rate of unexposed group was 13.4%(P<0.05). The rate of the ischemic stroke recurrence of the exposed group had been reduced by 4.7% (NNT=21). The rate of the general incidence of symptomatic hemorrhagic events of the exposed group was 23.9%, while the rate of the unexposed group was 16.2%(P<0.05). The rate of the general symptomatic hemorrhagic events of the exposed group had been increased by 7.7%(NNT=13). More specifically, the rate of the symptoms of upper digestive tract hemorrhage of the exposed group was 16.4%, and the unexposed group was 11.7%(P<0.05), the rate had been increased by 4.7%(NNT=21). Additionally, The rate of the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage of the exposed group was 7.5%, and the rate of the unexposed group was 4.5%(P>0.05). Conclusion:Although long time use of ASA could decrease the rate of the recurrence of cerebral infarction to 4.7%, the rate of the general incidence of symptomatic hemorrhagic events had increased sharply (7.7%), specifically the rate of the symptoms of upper digestive tract hemorrhage had increased by 4.7%, and the rate of incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage was also having the increasing trend. There were both benefits and risks for patients taking aspirin in the prevention of the stroke recurrence. |