A global study finds low rates of aspirin use for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention, prompting calls for countries to develop and promote strategies to promote aspirin use for this purpose.
The study did not explore the factors or reasons behind suboptimal aspirin use for secondary CVD prevention. that aspirin is not helpful in primary prevention is having a negative effect on use rates for secondary prevention.
Bhatt said it's possible that coverage in the lay media of"negative" aspirin trials that may not distinguish between a primary and secondary prevention trial may contribute to confusion about aspirin."In some cases, the doctor may think the patient is taking aspirin, but self discontinues it based on something they read or saw on the internet," he noted.
Yoo and colleagues say that to meet the goal of reducing premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases, including CVD,"national health policies and health systems must develop, implement and evaluate strategies to promote evidence-based use of aspirin." "Strategies to boost appropriate aspirin use must be contextualized to the country and its health system," Yoo added.
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