Stratification by CVD risk equations does not inform the use of aspirin for primary prevention in older adults
In older persons with no prior cardiovascular events, current CVD risk scores do not identify any subgroups with overall net clinical benefit from low dose aspirin.
Authors
- Paul Lacaze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0902-6798)
- Franz‐Josef Neumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-2757)
- Anne M. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-8433)
- Raj C. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-9730)
- Lawrence J. Beilin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4853-7360)
- Nigel Stocks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9018-0361)
- E. Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9709-794X)
- Brenda Kirpach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5402-2227)
- Walter P. Abhayaratna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-0641)
- Robyn L. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-6149)
- John J. McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1049-5129)
- Christopher M. Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9173-3944)
- Michael E. Ernst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-4888)
- Rory Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2126-1045)
- Suzanne Gaye Orchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0211-3183)
- Joanne Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7039-6325)
- Zhen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0835-8686)
- Mark Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-6096)
- Andrew Tonkin
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Royal Perth Hospital (AU)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research (US)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf329
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16
Funders
- Victorian Cancer Agency
- Monash University
- National Institute on Aging
- National Cancer Institute