Evidence Evolving on Aspirin as Prevention

Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention – ACP Internist (free)

Related: Randomized Trial: Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Randomized Trial: Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Meta-Analysis: Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention with Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events (link to abstract and commentaries)

“In patients who have not had a prior cardiovascular event, aspirin’s protective effects are modest and may not necessarily outweigh its potential downsides (namely, risk of bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke).”