Effect of Aspirin on Mortality in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

OBJECTIVE: The lack of a mortality benefit of aspirin in prior meta-analyses of primary prevention trials of cardiovascular disease has contributed to uncertainty about the balance of benefits and risks of aspirin in primary prevention. We performed an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of aspirin to obtain best estimates of the effect of aspirin on mortality in primary prevention. METHODS: Eligible articles were identified …