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Antiplatelet therapy in primary care - primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD)

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Antiplatelet therapy in primary care with respect to primary prevention of cardiovascular disease:

  • low-dose aspirin (75mg daily) should be considered for all patients over the age of 50 at high risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) (10-year CHD risk of 15% or more) provided hypertension is controlled
  • clopidogrel and MR-dipyridamole are not indicated or licensed for primary prevention of CV events

Reference:

  1. MeReC Bulletin 2005; 15(6):21-4.

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