Large Japanese Trial Casts Further Doubt On Aspirin To Prevent A First Heart Attack, JAMA Reveals

Although once quite popular, the use of aspirin to prevent a first heart attack has grown less popular in recent years as evidence has accumulated that the small benefits are outweighed by the increased risk of bleeding. Now a large trial from Japan has once again failed to provide any evidence to support the use of routine aspirin in high risk elderly people to prevent a first cardiovascular event.

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