Open AccessAspirin for Primary Prevention: A Challenging Decision
Author(s) -
Pig Michael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.114.001254
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , guideline , primary prevention , family medicine , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , medline , disease , surgery , law , pathology , political science
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a challenging issue for clinicians, patients, and health policy makers. Even with the availability of multiple randomized trials and several high-quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses, significant debate remains about