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Studies of patients with myocardial infarction found that warfarin reduced stroke risk compared to placebo
by 40% to 55%.
ASPECT (Anticoagulants in the Secondary Prevention of Events in Coronary Thrombosis) Group. Effect of Long- Term Oral Anticoagulant Treatment on Mortality and Cardiovascular Morbidity After Myocardial Infarction. Lancet. 1994; 343(8896): 499-503. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2894%2991458-3/abstract