Does ASA Keep the Doctor Away ?? Only take if prescribed Please .......

Does an ASA a day really keep the doctor away?

We often encounter this Clinical Question: 

Is ASA effective for reducing cardiovascular events in patients without pre-existing cardiovascular disease? 

Bottom Line: Three recent large, randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) of moderate risk, elderly, and diabetic patients do not support use of ASA for primary prevention. The potential absolute benefit of ~1% (only found in one study) is offset by similar increase in major bleeding. All-cause and cancer mortality was either unchanged or increased with ASA. Routine use of ASA for primary cardiovascular prevention should be discouraged.

Source Alberta College of Family Physicians

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