Aspirin for primary thrombosis prevention in the antiphospholipid syndrome: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial in asymptomatic antiphospholipid antibody–positive individuals

Doruk Erkan, Melanie J. Harrison, Roger A. Levy, Margaret G. E. Peterson, Michelle Petri, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Aynur Ünalp–Arida, Verônica Silva Vilela, Michael D. Lockshin

Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2007 · 397 citations · 29 references

Abstract

Our results suggest that asymptomatic, persistently aPL-positive individuals do not benefit from low-dose aspirin for primary thrombosis prophylaxis, have a low overall annual incidence rate of acute thrombosis, and develop vascular events when additional thrombosis risk factors are present.

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