A Systematic Review of Aspirin in Primary Prevention: Is It Time for a New Approach?

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-133

  Brotons, Carlos ^a   Benamouzig, Robert ^b   Filipiak, Krzysztof J ^c   Limmroth, Volker ^d   Borghi, Claudio ^e  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TIME FACTOR; TRENDS;

ASPIRIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84939995659     PISSN: 11753277     EISSN: 1179187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40256-014-0100-5     Document Type: Review

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