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Higher aspirin dose no more effective for CV prevention in high-risk patients with diabetes

A subgroup analysis of a randomized trial found that patients with diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease had similar outcomes whether they took 81 mg or 325 mg of aspirin daily.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/26/2.htm
26 Sep 2023

Take a tiered approach to CVD

Primary care physicians' efforts are paying off as they promote primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, even in a time-pressed visit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/take-a-tiered-approach-to-cvd.htm
1 Feb 2022

Low-dose aspirin associated with 20% increase in risk of anemia among older adults

Analysis of a randomized trial of aspirin in healthy older patients found significantly increased risk of anemia, faster decline in hemoglobin concentrations, and greater decline in ferritin levels with aspirin versus placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/20/1.htm
20 Jun 2023

Take a team approach to coronary disease

A major update to a cardiology guideline puts team-based, patient-centered care at the forefront of management and highlights the role of healthy diet and exercise habits in reducing cardiovascular risk.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/take-a-team-approach-to-coronary-disease.htm
1 Feb 2024

USPSTF pulls back on recommendation of low-dose aspirin for primary prevention

In a draft recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends against initiating low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults ages 60 years or older and says use should be an individual decision in patients ages 40 to 59 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2021

MKSAP Quiz: 4-week history of blood per rectum

A 26-year-old woman is evaluated for a 4-week history of intermittent bright red blood per rectum and the feeling of incomplete evacuation. She has loose and blood-streaked bowel movements four or five times daily. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and colonoscopy, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/14/3.htm
14 Nov 2023

Evidence evolving on aspirin as prevention

Practice-changing points may influence how internists prescribe aspirin for the primary prevention of heart disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/evidence-evolving-on-aspirin-as-prevention.htm
1 Mar 2019

Discontinuing primary preventive aspirin didn't appear to increase mortality risk

Regular aspirin users who were switched to placebo in a randomized trial did not have increased risk of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular disease events compared with those who continued aspirin, but the findings of the post hoc analysis were inconclusive.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/15/2.htm
15 Mar 2022

Preventive aspirin inflames opinions

Aspirin's long-standing role in cardiovascular health does not resolve its precise benefit in terms of cardiovascular prevention, specifically in patients who haven't had a myocardial infarction or stroke.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/aspirin.htm
1 May 2015

MKSAP Quiz: Aspirin management before polypectomy

A 58-year-old man is counseled before undergoing colonoscopy and polypectomy in 10 days' time. Two years earlier, he had an inferior wall myocardial infarction. His medications are low-dose aspirin, atorvastatin, metoprolol, and enalapril. What is the most appropriate management of his aspirin therapy?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/13/3.htm
13 Apr 2021

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