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2. Do doctors still recommend aspirin? Yes, but it's complicated.

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   Aspirin is a blood thinner, which is the reason doctors prescribe it to those who are at high risk of heart attack or stroke. ... while blocked or disrupted blood flow to the head causes a stroke ...

3. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Aspirin acts as an acetylating agent where an acetyl group is covalently attached to a serine residue in the active site of the COX enzyme. [1] This makes aspirin different from other NSAIDs (such as diclofenac and ibuprofen), which are reversible inhibitors; aspirin creates an allosteric change in the structure of the COX enzyme. [2]

4. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Specific inflammatory conditions that aspirin is used to treat include Kawasaki disease, pericarditis, and rheumatic fever. [10] Aspirin is also used long-term to help prevent further heart attacks, ischaemic strokes, and blood clots in people at high risk. [10] For pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes. [10]

5. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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   Hence, blood-thinning medications can be prescribed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases led by blood clots, such as myocardial infarction (heart attack), ischemic stroke, and venous thromboembolism. [35] Haemorrhage (internal bleeding) is the most prominent side effect of blood-thinning therapy. [36]

6. Daily aspirin use among older adults remains prevalent ...

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   Aspirin is also helpful in preventing the formation of blood clots. Daily aspirin was previously recommended as a primary prevention method to help prevent cardiovascular disease in older adults ...

7. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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   An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.

8. Researchers are developing a blood thinner with a lower risk ...

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   Researchers are working to develop a unique anticoagulant (blood thinner) that would bring a lower risk of bleeding than the options currently on the market.

9. Lysine acetylsalicylate - Wikipedia

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   Due to its antithrombotic properties, patients using lysine acetylsalicylate or oral aspirin have an increased risk of bleeding especially for patients on blood thinning medications. It should not be used in children with infections, as it poses a risk of Reye syndrome, nor should it be used in the final trimester of pregnancy due to risks of ...