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To prevent cardiovascular diseases
- Coronary heart disease
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Peripheral artery disease
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Acute myocardial infarction is a major cause of sudden cardiac death. It has been shown that mortality will decrease when aspirin is taken prophylactically and during the hospital course.[3] A report in Lancet supports the public use of aspirin in the face of a possible cardiac events.[4]
Aspirin has been used for over 100 years. Its antiplatelet effects have been known for more than 30 years. In 1980, a well-controlled study showed the positive effects of aspirin as an effective primary and secondary preventer in cardiac events. Despite this data, the use of aspirin is still inappropriately low.[5]
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