| Literature DB >> 35747418 |
J William McEvoy1, Michael Keane2, Justin Ng3.
Abstract
The ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly trial (ASPREE) contributed important knowledge about primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention among healthy older adults. The finding that daily low-dose aspirin (LDA) does not statistically prevent disability or CVD among adults aged over 70 years when compared with placebo, but does significantly increase risk of haemorrhage, immediately influenced clinical practice guidelines. In this article, we discuss nuances of the trial that may impact the extrapolation of the ASPREE trial results to the everyday individual clinical care of older adults.Entities:
Keywords: aspirin; cardiovascular disease; elderly patients; primary prevention
Year: 2020 PMID: 35747418 PMCID: PMC8793932 DOI: 10.5837/bjc.2020.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cardiol ISSN: 0969-6113