摘要: Those with cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular who are prescribed low-dose aspirin to reduce the risk of a further thrombotic event advised take for rest their lives (1). But do they so? And if not, why not? discontinue, what disadvantages concerning events? advantages regarding reduced side effects such incidence upper gastrointestinal bleeding? finally, is overall cost health service discontinuation? In this edition Thrombosis and Haemostasis Cea Soriano et al. (2) describe attempts answer these questions. They used The Health Improvement Network (THIN) primary care database identify 39,513 patients aged 50–84 years during 2000–2007 received first prescription (75–300 mg/ day) secondary prevention, followed up see happened. summary, here found: