AHA Journals, Author Interviews, Heart Disease, UT Southwestern / 13.08.2014
After Heart Attack: High Dose Aspirin Still Commonly Prescribed
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Hurst M. Hall, MD and Sandeep Das, MD, MPH
Division of Cardiology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Medical Research: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: Most patients treated for a heart attack in the United States during this study period were discharged home on 325 mg of aspirin a day. This was true even among subgroups expected to be at high bleeding risk. In addition, there was tremendous variability in the proportional use of this higher dose aspirin across hospitals, suggesting a prominent local influence on prescribing patterns.
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