Cardiology conundrum: Aspirin for primary prevention

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Mayo Clinic director of the Women's Heart Clinic, Sharon L. Mulvagh, M.D., and Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., chair of Preventive Cardiology, talk about aspirin and primary preventive cardiology.

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