Deprescription of aspirin for primary prevention is uncommon at discharge in hospitalised patients with gastrointestinal bleeding
Li D, Ong S, Hughes M, Hung K, Agarwal R, Alexis J, Damianos J, Sharma S, Pires J, Nanna M, Laine L. Deprescription of aspirin for primary prevention is uncommon at discharge in hospitalised patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2022, 57: 94-102. PMID: 36394111, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsGastrointestinal bleedingPrimary preventionCardiovascular eventsRisk of MACEYale-New Haven HospitalPrimary cardiovascular preventionAdverse cardiovascular eventsKaplan-Meier curvesLong-term outcomesRisk-benefit ratioLog-rank testAspirin 81Hospitalised patientsPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsCardiovascular preventionSubsequent hospitalisationMedian ageDeprescriptionHigh riskAspirinHospitalisationPatientsPrevention