Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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   Figure 1. Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: clinical summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

   CHD = coronary heart disease; CVD = cardiovascular disease; GI = gastrointestinal; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; MI = myocardial infarction; NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; USPSTF = U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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   Figure 2. Estimated MIs prevented and estimated harms of using aspirin for 10 years in a hypothetical cohort of 1000 men.

   Estimates are based on age and 10-year CHD risk. CHD = coronary heart disease; GI = gastrointestinal; MI = myocardial infarction.
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   Figure 3. 10-year CHD risk levels at which the number of cardiovascular disease events prevented is closely balanced to the number of serious bleeding events.

   CHD = coronary heart disease.
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   Figure 4. Estimated number of strokes prevented and estimated harms of using aspirin for 10 years in a hypothetical cohort of 1000 women on the basis of age and 10-year stroke risk.

   GI = gastrointestinal.