US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Advise men 40+, postmenopausal women, and others at high risk for heart disease on the benefits/harms of aspirin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events.

USPSTF Rating: "A" Recommendation

FACTS:

• Although aspirin is cheap and accessible, very few adults are likely using aspirin consistently and need guidance from a healthcare provider to start and maintain an aspirin regimen.
• Physicians advising all high-risk adults to consider taking aspirin would save 80,000 lives annually and result in a net medical cost savings of $70 per person advised.¹

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1. Maciosek MV, et al. Aspirin chemoprophylaxis: Technical report prepared for the National Commission on Prevention Priorities.