Warfarin safer than aspirin, say doctors

The risk of having a stroke in older generations could be significantly reduced by taking warfarin instead of aspirin. Research undertaken at Birmingham University, published in The Lancet, included 973 patients, aged over 75 with a stroke risk factor, who had atrial fibrillation - an irregular heartbeat that increases the risk of a stroke - for a period of 2.7 years. A total of 488 received warfarin and 485 received aspirin. The results showed the aspirin group saw 48 serious events, whereas the warfarin group saw 24 serious events. The patients were monitored for incidences of fatal or...