A new survey found that 1 in 5 adults “who say they have no personal or family history of heart attack or stroke,” reported ...

In summary, P2Y12 inhibitors like clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor could offer a safer and better way to prevent heart ...

However, use of aspirin for primary prevention of occlusive vascular disease remains controversial; prospective trials and meta-analyses have shown no overall net benefit for aspirin and have ...

Aspirin is widely used in the secondary prevention of coronary events. A recent study by Ferrari and colleagues indicates that its withdrawal increases the risk of a new coronary event. This ...

Current data suggest that anticoagulation with warfarin or dabigatran is far superior to aspirin in the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism in AF. There is no dispute on the recommendations ...

So if clots cause cardiovascular disease, and aspirin helps prevents clots, taking aspirin should be a no-brainer, right? Not so fast. Aspirin's benefit comes at a cost -- an increased risk of ...

It is important NOT to self-medicate with aspirin without discussing it with your doctor, and it is also important NOT to take more than the 75mg dose daily. Aspirin for painkilling is typically ...

SAN DIEGO -- For patients with traumatic bone fractures, there was no difference between oral aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) injections as a bleeding prevention strategy ...