Low-Dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Atherothrombosis
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- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (22) , 2373-2383
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra052717
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.Keywords
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