Trends in Aspirin Use for Secondary Prevention of ASCVD

摘要

According to the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2013, 70.8% of adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) use aspirin regularly. Among ASCVD patients, aspirin was used more frequently for heart attack prevention (93.6%) than for stroke prevention (79.6%), and 76.2% used aspirin to prevent both heart attack and stroke. Aspirin use was documented in 54% of outpatient visits for ischemic vascular disease and in 98% of hospital discharges for acute coronary syndrome.