Cammie Tran

Jul 26, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Geoffrey C. Cloud |Jeff Williamson |Alzheimer’s Prevention |Cammie Tran

Key PointsQuestion  In a primary prevention setting, does long-term, daily low-dose aspirin treatment affect the incidence of stroke or intracerebral bleeding? Findings  This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial including 19 114 older adults found a statistically significant 38% increase in intracranial bleeding resulting from a combination of hemorrhagic stroke and other causes of intracerebral hemorrhage among individuals randomized to aspirin.