After revisiting aspirin indications earlier this month I received a few excellent questions that prompted me to delve further into the mysteries of this remarkable anti-platelet drug. First, T.D. Murray
This is my 2018 post updating guidance on aspirin usage in light of the ASPREE trial. It includes a detailed look at the study and was inadvertently deleted as I
Old habits die hard in medicine. For decades the skeptical cardiologist and his cardiology brethren and sistren have prescribed aspirin to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. For those
The ACC meetings in New Orleans have wrapped up and I must stop letting the good times roll. In the areas I paid attention to I found these four presentations
The skeptical cardiologist did not get to travel to Munich to attend the recent European Society of Cardiology meetings but the electrophysiologist, John Mandrola did. He summarized two big trials
I was hurriedly shaving the other day and felt a sharp stinging sensation in my philtrum. Shortly thereafter, blood began pouring forth from the area and dribbling into my mouth.
The skeptical cardiologist recently asked his Eternal Fiancée to grab a bottle of baby aspirin while she was at the local Walgreen’s. Aspirin or acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) comes in
Aspirin is a unique drug, the prototypical two-edged sword of pharmaceuticals. It has the capability of stopping platelets, the sticky elements in our blood, from forming clots that cause strokes
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today