Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
Authors: George E. McLaughlin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Letters1 October 2002Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular EventsGeorge E. McLaughlin, MDGeorge E. McLaughlin, MDRheumatology Associates; Norristown, PA 19401 (McLaughlin)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-7-200210010-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I found the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (1) on aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events and the accompanying meta-analysis by Hayden and colleagues (2) instructive and reassuring. In reviewing the bibliographies, however, I noted that there was no mention of a remarkable but obviously unappreciated contribution provided almost 50 years ago by Lawrence L. Craven. James E. Dalen, MD, Editor of Archives of Internal Medicine(3), discussed this contribution in a 1991 editorial.According to Dalen, Craven was a general practitioner in Glendale, California. In 1950 (at age 67), he reported the ...References1. . Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: recommendation and rationale. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:157-60. [PMID: 11790071] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Hayden M, Pignone M, Phillips C, Mulrow C. Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:161-72. [PMID: 11790072] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Dalen JE. An apple a day or an aspirin a day? Arch Intern Med. 1991;151:1066-9. [PMID: 2043008] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Craven LL. Acetylsalicylic acid: possible preventive of coronary thrombosis. Annals of Western Medicine and Surgery. 1950;4:95-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Craven LL. Experiences with aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) in the nonspecific prophylaxis of coronary thrombosis. Mississippi Valley Medical Journal. 1953;75:38-44. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Craven LL. Prevention of coronary thrombosis and cerebral thrombosis. Mississippi Valley Medical Journal. 1956;78:213-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rheumatology Associates; Norristown, PA 19401 (McLaughlin) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: Recommendation and RationaleAspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Michael Hayden , Michael Pignone , Christopher Phillips , and Cynthia Mulrow Metrics Cited bySecondary Intracranial Hemorrhage After Mild Head Injury in Patients With Low-Dose Acetylsalicylate Acid ProphylaxisLow-dose aspirin prophylaxis and risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients older than 60 years of age with mild or moderate head injury: a prospective study 1 October 2002Volume 137, Issue 7Page: 622-623KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionAnticoagulantsArchivesAspirinMuscular dystrophiesProphylaxisThrombosis ePublished: 1 October 2002 Issue Published: 1 October 2002 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...