Aspirin is beneficial to patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome because it:

A) prevents a clot from getting larger.
B) effectively relieves their chest pain.
C) decreases cardiac workload by lowering the BP.
D) destroys the clot that is blocking a coronary artery.

Answer: A) prevents a clot from getting larger.

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