Dr. Kevin Bainey, University of Alberta (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Dr. Kevin Bainey, University of Alberta

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New research led by U of A cardiologist Kevin Bainey shows that a combination of the blood-thinning drug rivaroxaban and aspirin was significantly better than only one or the other in preventing heart attacks, strokes and death in patients who had an angioplasty with a heart stent.

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