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ReviewClinical medicine & research2020

Aspirin in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events.

Deepa Soodi, Jeffrey J VanWormer, Shereif H Rezkalla

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Review in Clinical medicine & research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. The molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications of PANoptosis in ischemic diseases.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025
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  7. The Impact of pre-operative aspirin administration on free flap survival rate in lower extremity reconstructio n.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025
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  9. The pharmaco-epigenetics of hypertension: a focus on microRNA.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2024
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  19. The limits of evidence-based medicine.Industrial psychiatry journal
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Deepa SoodiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, WI.
Jeffrey J VanWormerClinical Epidemiology & Population Health, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI.
Shereif H RezkallaDepartment of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, WI rezkalla.shereif@marshfieldclinic.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aspirin has demonstrated a clear benefit in secondary prevention of coronary syndrome, while aspirin's effect in primary prevention is unclear. This report will explore the role of aspirin as primary prevention for various vascular events. It strives to provide a clear guide for clinicians on whether or not to prescribe aspirin for their patients for primary prevention. Current guidelines and recent trials failed to show clear benefit against primary prevention, with risks outweighing benefits in moderate to high risk patients. A thoughtful discussion between patients and their doctors should be conducted before beginning aspirin use. More studies are needed to gain a better understanding of aspirin use in primary prevention.

Indexed as

Primary PreventionAspirinCardiovascular DiseasesHumansRisk FactorsAspirinAspirinCardiovascular eventsPrevention

Identifiers

PMID32580960
PMCPMC7428211

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