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Middle-aged male marathoners might ask you about pre-race aspirin
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Middle-aged male marathoners might ask you about pre-race aspirin
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 12:30 AM

The absolute risk of significant side effects with lowdose aspirin during a marathon is not known
SPORTS MEDICINE
Endurance events, including marathons, temporarily raise the risk of an acute cardiac event; a recent position statement prompts the question: should participants consider taking low-dose aspirin prior to an event?
A 2017 editorial by Arthur Siegel and Timothy Noakes in the British Journal of Sports Medicine highlights a position statement from the International
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