Abstract: Aspirin is widely used for the prophylaxis of ischemic events in patients with atherothrombotic complications or in populations with high risk of thrombotic events.However,despite the treatment of aspirin some patients experience thrombotic events,such as stroke.So the concept of "aspirin resistance" has been put forward.The mechanism of aspirin resistance is discussed in this article.

Key words: aspirin resistance, stroke, ischemia, review