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>> > From: Roderick Farb <rfarb@em*.un*.ed*> >> >> > Yes. What is this with aspirin and narcosis? I've heard of two aspirins >> > and a coke before. >> > >> Well i cannot say about the coke, but i believe the theory behind the >> asprins is the same for reducing the risk of an MI. One half (?) >> asprin per day reduces the "stickeness" of platelets by being a >> prostaglandin inhibitor, stopping them acting as seeds for bubble >> formation. >> I don't know of any paper that supports this hypothesis though in >> stopping DCI. >> >> Bruce Pickering >> -- >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >> Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >> >> >> >> ---- End Forwarded Message >> >> Actually, back in the 70's and & 80's asprin as prophylaxis against DCS (terminology >> of the time) was much discussed. Pihl et al comes to mind in the area of platelet >> aggregation and N2 bubbles, principally through the partition of phospholipids, >> hydrophobic end into bubble. Again I waffle a bit on authorship, as it has been a >> # of years since I read those papers, bit I think that particular paper was >> published in UBR. I can dig up citation if needed. >> >> Subsequent wisdom advised against aspirin prophylaxis as it was not conclusively >> shown to impact DCS or its outcomein a positive manner. In addition, being an analgesic, was thought >> to be counterproductive as it eliminated an important symp of the very disorder it >> was being used to combat. >> >> Regards, >> Esat Atikkan > >
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