Is baby aspirin a wonder drug for heart disease?

Baby aspirin is a common inclusion in many medicine cabinets. HealthMaker Jeff Olgin, MD, a cardiologist at UCSF, talks in this video about how this standard drug is helpful for people with coronary disease.

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