Importance
knee arthroplasty, VTE, Ischemic heart disease, venous thromboembolism
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Ischemic heart disease remains the leading cause of mortality following hip and knee arthroplasty. Due to its antiplatelet and cardioprotective properties, aspirin has been proposed as an agent that could reduce mortality when used as venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following these procedures.