Effects of changing guidelines on prescribing aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events

J Hissett, B Folks, L Coombs… - The Journal of the …, 2014 - Am Board Family Med
Objective: The use of low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in
patients at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasingly being questioned …

Use of aspirin for primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in the United States, 2011–2012

AG Mainous III, RJ Tanner, RI Shorr… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Aspirin use has been shown to be an effective tool in cardiovascular disease
(CVD) prevention among high‐risk patients. The patient‐reported physician …

Frequency and practice-level variation in inappropriate aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: insights from the National Cardiovascular …

RS Hira, K Kennedy, V Nambi, H Jneid, M Alam… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background: Among patients without cardiovascular disease (CVD) and low 10-year CVD
risk, the risks of gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhagic strokes associated with aspirin …

Do clinicians recommend aspirin to patients for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?

K Fiscella, PC Winters, M Mendoza… - Journal of general …, 2015 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
released updated guidelines in 2009 recommending aspirin to prevent myocardial infarction …

Aspirin use and misuse for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases

RV Luepker, NC Oldenburg, JR Misialek… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Daily aspirin use for primary cardiovascular disease prevention is common
among adults. Numerous clinical trials observe reduced cardiovascular disease with regular …

Aspirin use for cardiovascular disease prevention in the uninsured population

N Liu, A Mathews, J Swanson, R Mhaskar… - SAGE Open …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Aspirin is an effective anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet agent as an irreversible
inhibitor of cyclooxygenase. In 2016, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended …

Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: a systematic evidence review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JM Guirguis-Blake, CV Evans, CA Senger… - Annals of internal …, 2016 - acpjournals.org
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United
States. Purpose: To update a systematic review about the benefits of aspirin for the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Underutilization of aspirin persists in US ambulatory care for the secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

RS Stafford, V Monti, J Ma - PLoS Medicine, 2005 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite the proven benefits of aspirin therapy in the primary and secondary
prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), utilization rates of aspirin remain suboptimal in …

Contemporary Primary Prevention Aspirin Use by Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Impact of US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations, 2007—2015: A …

JR Van't Hof, S Duval, A Walts, SL Kopecky… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background No previous study has evaluated the impact of past US Preventive Services
Task Force statements on primary prevention (PP) aspirin use in a primary care setting. The …

Aspirin for primary prevention—time to rethink our approach

JS Berger - JAMA network open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Over the past decades, the medical community has witnessed a significant improvement in
cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. Nonetheless, CVD remains a leading cause of …