Completion of the ATACAS Trial

这项研究正在心脏手术患者身上测试两种药物，看看这两种药物是否都能减少心脏病发作、中风或死亡等严重并发症。阿司匹林可以稀释血液，可以降低这些风险，但它会增加手术中的出血。另一种药物可以减少出血，但它可能会抵消阿司匹林的好处。这项研究在澳大利亚和世界各地的20多家医院进行。

This study is testing two drugs in people having heart surgery, to see whether either can reduce serious complications such as heart attack, stroke or death. Aspirin thins the blood and can reduce these risks but it increases bleeding during surgery. Another drug can reduce bleeding, but it may counteract the benefits of aspirin. The study is being done at more than 20 hospitals in Australia and around the world.