Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly.

Objective: This article aims to use the available evidence assessing aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events in the elderly to determine its appropriate use.

Data Sources: A literature search of clinical trials and meta-analyses was conducted using MEDLINE and PubMed with the search terms aspirin, bleeding, CV events, elderly, geriatrics, hemorrhage, myocardial infarction (MI), primary prevention, and stroke.

Study Selection/data Extraction: Twelve hundred fourteen (1,214) articles were initially found, and 55 were reviewed.