A 55-year-old woman asks whether she should start aspirin to prevent first MI. She has a 10-year ASCVD risk of 5.5% with no bleeding risk. What is the...

Question

A 55-year-old woman asks whether she should start aspirin to prevent first MI. She has a 10-year ASCVD risk of 5.5% with no bleeding risk. What is the recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Do not start aspirin

Answer

Initiate low-dose aspirin now

Answer

Begin dual antiplatelet therapy

Answer

Start clopidogrel instead

Answer

Start aspirin 325 mg daily

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Primary Prevention-Aspirin

A 55-year-old woman asks whether she should start aspirin to prevent first MI. She has a 10-year ASCVD risk of 5.5% with no bleeding risk. What is the recommendation?