New US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on aspirin chemoprophylaxis

In January 2002, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/aspirin/asprr.htm). The recommendations were based on a commissioned evidence review, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.1 That review found good evidence that aspirin …