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SUBMITTER: Weller CD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4827178 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weller Carolina D CD Barker Anna A Darby Ian I Haines Terrence T Underwood Martin M Ward Stephanie S Aldons Pat P Dapiran Elizabeth E Madan Jason J JJ Loveland Paula P Sinha Sankar S Vicaretti Mauro M Wolfe Rory R Woodward Michael M McNeil John J
Trials 20160411
<h4>Background</h4>Venous leg ulceration is a common and costly problem that is expected to worsen as the population ages. Current treatment is compression therapy; however, up to 50 % of ulcers remain unhealed after 2 years, and ulcer recurrence is common. New treatments are needed to address those wounds that are more challenging to heal. Targeting the inflammatory processes present in venous ulcers is a possible strategy. Limited evidence suggests that a daily dose of aspirin may be an effect ...[more]