Aspirin has been recognized for its antiplatelet activity and clinical utility in the treatment of common cardiovascular disorders.
Aspirin is a foundational agent in cardiovascular medicine due to its well-established antiplatelet activity.
alicylates, in the form of willow bark, were used as an analgesic during the time of Hippocrates, and their antipyretic effects have been recognized for more than 200 years. 1Acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin, was introduced in the late 1890s 2 and has been used to treat a variety of inflammatory conditions; however, the antiplatelet activity of this agent was not recognized until almost 70 years later. 3Recent advances in our understanding of the central role of platelets in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease have spurred in-depth investigations into the mechanisms of action of aspirin and the clinical utility of this agent in the treatment of common cardiovascular disorders.
Awtry et al. (Tue,) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Aspirin was evaluated. Aspirin has been recognized for its antiplatelet activity and clinical utility in the treatment of common cardiovascular disorders.