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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Aspirin & Heart Risk: Revised Guidelines Encourage More Selective Aspirin Use

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Inova Fairfax Hospital issued the following announcement on Dec. 3

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently announced they are considering changes to national recommendations regarding the use of aspirin as a preventive measure in some patients without existing heart disease. Wayne Batchelor, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Research at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, discusses the updated recommendations and shares why you should talk to your doctor before discontinuing daily aspirin use. 

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