More than a third of US adults– more than 50 million people– now take aspirin for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. (Primary prevention is the prevention of a first event; secondary prevention is the prevention of a recurrent event.) Although it was once broadly recommended, because of the increased risk of bleeding complications the use of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is now only indicated in people who have a moderate to high 10-year risk. (Aspirin is still broadly recommended for secondary prevention.) Now a new report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that there are still a significant number of people who are receiving aspirin inappropriately.
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