Aspirin use prevents serious CV events in diabetes but…

15th September, 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo

There is definitely a role for aspirin in preventing cardiovascular (CV) events in patients who already had a CV event (secondary prevention).  There is always a risk of gastrointestinal and intracranial bleeding.  Because the risk of another event after the first is often significantly higher, when one works out the risk benefit ratio, the benefits of aspirin use usually wins.…