Tag: Aspirin
Daily Aspirin Does Not Prevent Recurrence of Breast Cancer
Compared with placebo, daily aspirin did not improve invasive disease-free survival in patients with high-risk, HER2-negative breast cancer
Link Between Analgesics, Incident Tinnitus Explored in Women
No increased risk for tinnitus seen with low-dose aspirin, but increase seen with moderate-dose aspirin for those younger than 60 years, NSAIDS, acetaminophen
Aspirin Underutilized for Preeclampsia Prevention
Findings reported among women at high risk due to prepregnancy diabetes, obesity, and/or chronic hypertension
Preventive Aspirin Should Be Based on Benefit, Not Age
Authors urge primary care physicians to make case-by-case basis decisions based on benefit-to-risk
Aspirin Use Tied to Incident Heart Failure in At-Risk Adults
Aspirin use associated with increased risk for incident heart failure among individuals with or without a history of cardiovascular disease
USPSTF Recommends Aspirin for Those at High Risk for Preeclampsia
Low-dose aspirin has substantial benefit for reducing risk for preeclampsia, preterm birth, IUGR, perinatal mortality
Fixed-Dose Combination Therapies Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
Fixed-dose combo with BP-lowering meds, statin, and aspirin yields largest reduction in cardiovascular risk
Preventive Aspirin Use Up for Seniors With Versus Without Diabetes
Among those with diabetes, likelihood of using aspirin did not differ for older versus younger (60 to 69 years) age categories
ACC: 81-mg, 325-mg Aspirin Similarly Effective in ASCVD
Patients assigned to 325-mg aspirin had higher incidence of dose switching, fewer median days of exposure to assigned dose
Adding Aspirin May Up Risk for Patients on DOAC for A-Fib/VTE
Among patients with a-fib and/or VTE, about one-third received ASA in addition to a DOAC with no clear indication for ASA
