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Editorial

. 2018 Oct 18;379(16):1572-1574.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1812000.

Should Aspirin Be Used for Primary Prevention in the Post-Statin Era?

Paul M Ridker¹

Affiliations

PMID: 30332575
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1812000

Editorial

Should Aspirin Be Used for Primary Prevention in the Post-Statin Era?

Paul M Ridker. N Engl J Med. 2018.

. 2018 Oct 18;379(16):1572-1574.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1812000.

Author

Paul M Ridker¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

PMID: 30332575
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1812000

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Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus.
ASCEND Study Collaborative Group; Bowman L, Mafham M, Wallendszus K, Stevens W, Buck G, Barton J, Murphy K, Aung T, Haynes R, Cox J, Murawska A, Young A, Lay M, Chen F, Sammons E, Waters E, Adler A, Bodansky J, Farmer A, McPherson R, Neil A, Simpson D, Peto R, Baigent C, Collins R, Parish S, Armitage J. ASCEND Study Collaborative Group, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 18;379(16):1529-1539. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1804988. Epub 2018 Aug 26. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 30146931 Clinical Trial.

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