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#113 Aspirin for Primary Prevention: Mind the Gap Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Aspirin for Primary Prevention

The ACC and AHA say Aspirin should be used infrequently for primary prevention. For patients 70 and older, it's a class three recommendation meaning no evidence or you know, evidence does not support its use. The US Preventative Services Task Force actually came out with their newest set of guidelines just this year. And they say that adults age 40 to 59 who have a greater than 10% 10 year ASCVD risk, they could start Aspirin.

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