Heart Treatments We Offer at Our San Diego and Redding Locations
Radial artery catheterization is a medical procedure in which a thin, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted into the radial artery, located in the wrist.
Watch Dr. Vimal Nanavati discuss Radial Artery Catheterization in the video.
Almost 30 million Americans take aspirin for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or colorectal cancer (CRC).1For decades, aspirin has been recommended as primary prevention for patients at risk for CVD, despite the attendant increased risk of major bleeding.2However, the results of recent clinical trials have challenged the clinical risk-to-benefit trade-off of daily aspirin use.
The most recent recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have abandoned the routine recommendation for daily aspirin use for primary prevention of CVD.3Continue reading to learn more about the potential benefits and harms of daily aspirin use.