Abstract: Journal Pre-proof Pre-admission acetylsalicylic acid therapy and impact on inhospital outcome in COVID-19 patients: The ASA-CARE study Antonio Sisinni, Luca Rossi, Antonio Battista, Enrico Poletti, Federica Battista, Rosa Alessia Battista, Alessandro Malagoli, Andrea Biagi, Alessia Zanni, Concetta Sticozzi, Greta Comastri, Massimiliano M. Marrocco-Trischitta, Alberto Monello, Alberto Margonato, Francesco Bandera, Pasquale Vergara, Marco Guazzi, Cosmo Godino PII: S0167-5273(21)01499-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.09.058 Reference: IJCA 29821 To appear in: International Journal of Cardiology Received date: 4 July 2021 Revised date: 26 September 2021 Accepted date: 28 September 2021 Please cite this article as: A. Sisinni, L. Rossi, A. Battista, et al., Pre-admission acetylsalicylic acid therapy and impact on in-hospital outcome in COVID-19 patients: The ASA-CARE study, International Journal of Cardiology (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ijcard.2021.09.058 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. Journal Pre-proof Pre-admission Acetylsalicylic Acid Therapy and Impact on In-hospital Outcome in COVID-19 patients: the ASA-CARE study. Antonio Sisinni,1 MD, Luca Rossi,2 MD, Antonio Battista,3 MD, Enrico Poletti,4 MD, Federica Battista,5 MD, Rosa Alessia Battista,6 MD, Alessandro Malagoli,7 MD, Andrea Biagi,8 MD, Alessia Zanni,9 MD, Concetta Sticozzi,10 MD, Greta Comastri,11 MD, Massimiliano M Marrocco-Trischitta,12 MD, Alberto Monello,13 MD, Alberto Margonato,14 MD, Francesco Bandera,15 MD, Pasquale Vergara,16 MD, Marco Guazzi*,17 MD, Cosmo Godino*,18 MD. 1 Jo ur na lP re -p ro of Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy. Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. This author takes responsibility for all aspects of the reliability and freedom from bias of the data presented and their discussed interpretation. 2 Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Emergency Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy. This author takes responsibility for all aspects of the reliability and freedom from bias of the data presented and their discussed interpretation. 3 Emergency Department, Ospedali Riuniti San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno, Italy. This author takes responsibility for all aspects of the reliability and freedom from bias of the data presented and their discussed interpretation. 4 Cardiology Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy. Università degli studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. This author takes responsibility for all aspects of the reliability and freedom from bias of the data presented and their discussed interpretation. 5 Università degli studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy. This author takes responsibility for all aspects of the reliability and freedom from bias of the data presented and their discussed interpretation. 6 i i Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy. This author takes..