Is Aspirin Effective for Primary Prevention? - Frankly Speaking EP 104

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English - April 17, 2019 02:30 - 10 minutes - 18.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
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Overview: For patients with established cardiovascular disease,aspirin is clearly beneficial as part of secondary prevention. However, when used as primary prevention in patients without documented cardiovascular disease, its benefit is much less certain. This podcast will explore 3 recent trials that evaluated aspirin in different populations and found nobenefit for its use as primary prevention.

Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD

Music Credit: Richard Onorato