Silver Book Fact
Aspirin use in AFib patients
Meta-analysis of a number of randomized controlled trials found that aspirin use in atrial fibrillation patients
reduced stroke risk by an average 22%.
Hart R, Benavente O, McBride R, Pearce L. Antithrombotic Therapy to Prevent Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Ann Intern Med. 1999; 131(7): 492-501. http://www.annals.org/content/131/7/492.1.full