U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Encourages Broader Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attack And Stroke

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends that patients and clinicians consider the use of aspirin for preventing first heart attack and stroke, while considering benefits and risks. These recommendations, published in today’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, build on the Task Force’s 2002 recommendations that stressed the importance of aspirin counseling.

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Filed under: Stroke on March 31st, 2009