22.7 percent of primary prevention aspirin users started aspirin without a physician's recommendation. (HealthDay News) — Almost 15 percent of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years are taking aspirin for ...

Following updated recommendations, there was a significant decrease in reported primary prevention aspirin use from 23.5% in 2017-2020 to 17.2% in 2021-2023. (HealthDay News) — Among older adults and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Up to 15% of older adults may routinely use aspirin for primary prevention. Many continue use despite knowing ...

NEW ORLEANS -- People with diabetes may be among those who still benefit from primary prevention aspirin, a large observational study suggested. In contrast with the unimpressive track record of ...

Recommendations include screening for and addressing adverse social determinants of health. HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American Heart Association and American Stroke ...

Adding high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays on top of conventional risk-prediction methods can potentially improve primary prevention efforts, according to a new meta-analysis. While best known ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Times change. Therapies once proven beneficial may not remain so forever. I will make the case that we need a redo of the primary prevention ICD trials. First, a brief review of the DANISH trial, then ...