RT Journal
A1 Berger JS
T1 ASpirin for prevention of cardiovascular events in individuals with low ankle brachial index—reply
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD June 2
VO 303
IS 21
SP 2136
OP 2137
DO 10.1001/jama.2010.699
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.699
AB 
In Reply: In the Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis trial,1 aspirin was not demonstrated to be effective in decreasing cardiovascular events in participants free of CVD but with a screening-detected ABI at 0.95 or lower. Similarly, the Prevention of Progression of Arterial Disease and Diabetes (POPADAD) trial found no benefit of aspirin in diabetic patients free of CVD with a screening ABI at 0.99 or lower.2 In both of these trials, a screening ABI used for study inclusion was not demonstrated to identify a population that would benefit from aspirin therapy. To help determine the appropriate use of ABI (or any screening diagnostic test), a better understanding of whether the test will lead to a change in management is needed.