Low-Dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Atherothrombosis

Patrono, Carlo; Rodrı́guez, Luis A. Garcı́a; Landolfi, Raffaele; Baigent, Colin

doi:10.1056/nejmra052717

reviewNew England Journal of MedicineNov 30, 2005Closed access

Low-Dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Atherothrombosis

CPCarlo Patrono LALuis A. Garcı́a Rodrı́guez RLRaffaele Landolfi CBColin Baigent

Sapienza University of Rome · Centro Español de Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

This review considers the role of low-dose aspirin for the prevention of atherothrombosis, discussing the molecular mechanism of action of aspirin as well as clinical and epidemiologic studies of aspirin as an antiplatelet agent, with special emphasis on the benefits and risks in different patient populations.

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Keywords

Aspirin
Medicine
Low dose aspirin
Intensive care medicine
Mechanism (biology)
Pharmacology
Internal medicine

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