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Considering Aspirin: 8 Questions on Primary CVD Prevention

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The role of aspirin in primary prevention of CV disease changed for good with results from 3 pivotal trials. Do you recall results and recommendations? Find out.

Remember ARRIVE, ASCEND, and ASPREE–the 3 pivotal randomized controlled trials conducted in nearly 50,000 patients in a variety of possible scenarios that changed the place of aspirin in primary cardiovascular disease prevention for good?

Try this 8-question quiz as a refresher on the study outcomes, the recommendations and patient selection for aspirin use in primary prevention of CVD.

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