1/🚨New Episode🚨
Aspirin for Primary Prevention: #MindtheGap Segment
What do current ACC and USPSTF guidelines say about daily low-dose #aspirin for the primary prevention of #cardiovascular disease?
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2/Throwback to medical school pathophysiology!
Remember how the #atherosclerotic process takes place in blood vessels? 🫀
Now, where does #aspirin exert its effect during this cascade? 🤔
3/What do the most recent #RCTs inform us about the use of aspirin for primary prevention ⁉️
ASCEND, ARRIVE, ASPREE!
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4/How should we use the #ASCVD 10-year risk calculator? 🧮
Are there any other important risk factors that we are not accounting for? 😮
Ultimately, how can we best tailor the decision of #aspirin for primary prevention for each and every patient? 👩🚒👩🎨👩⚖️
5/Incredibly grateful for the #dreamteam behind this relaunch of #MindtheGap!
Host @gregorykatz @eucaryotic
Producers @ShreyaTrivediMD @YichiZzzzz
Peer Review: Kinjan Parikh
Graphics: @elizzieh08
We hope you enjoyed our discussion of #aspirin, stay tuned for more learning!
6/ Make sure to check out our Shownotes & link for ACP CME credit!
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CME: bit.ly/CIMCME
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