Table 4. Estimates of Aspirin's Role in Hemorrhagic Stroke and Intracranial Hemorrhage*


Trial: BMD5
Aspirin Events/Patients (%): 13/3,429 (0.38)
Control Events/Patients (%): 6/1,710 (0.35)
Odds Ratio (95% CI): 1.08 (0.41 to 2.85)
Duration of Therapy: 5.8 years
Annual Approximate Control Group Risk: 0.06%
Approximate Excess Bleeding Events per 1,000 Patients Treated per Year: 0.05

Trial: PHS4
Aspirin Events/Patients (%): 23/11,037 (0.21)
Control Events/Patients (%):12/11,034 (0.11)
Odds Ratio (95% CI): 1.92 (0.95 to 3.86)
Duration of Therapy: 5 years
Annual Approximate Control Group Risk: 0.02%
Approximate Excess Bleeding Events per 1,000 Patients Treated per Year: 0.2

Trial: TPT7
Aspirin Events/Patients (%): 3/1,268 (0.24)
Control Events/Patients (%): 2/1,272 (0.16)
Odds Ratio (95% CI): 1.51 (0.25 to 9.03)
Duration of Therapy: 6.8 years
Annual Approximate Control Group Risk: 0.02%
Approximate Excess Bleeding Events per 1,000 Patients Treated per Year: 0.12

Trial: HOT8
Aspirin Events/Patients (%): 14/9,399 (0.15)
Control Events/Patients (%): 15/9,391 (0.16)
Odds Ratio (95% CI): 0.93 (0.45 to 1.93)
Duration of Therapy: 3.8 years
Annual Approximate Control Group Risk: 0.04%
Approximate Excess Bleeding Events per 1,000 Patients Treated per Year: 0.03 fewer events

Trial: PPP9
Aspirin Events/Patients (%): 2/2,226 (0.08)
Control Events/Patients (%): 3/2,269 (0.13)
Odds Ratio (95% CI): 0.67 (NR)
Duration of Therapy: 3.6 years
Annual Approximate Control Group Risk: 0.04%
Approximate Excess Bleeding Events per 1,000 Patients Treated per Year: 0.12 fewer events


*BMD indicates British Male Doctors' Trial; HOT, Hypertension Optimal Treatment Trial; NR, not reported; PHS, Physicians' Health Study; PPP, Primary Prevention Project; TPT, Thrombosis Prevention Trial.


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