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2. Many Older Adults Take Daily Aspirin to Cut Cardiovascular ...

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   Many Americans 60 years and older still take daily aspirin to help prevent cardiovascular disease, even though it can pose significant health risks. ... for adults 70 and older, 38% are still ...

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

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   Recent guidance indicates that adults over 70 should not use aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease. ... 29.7% of adults age 60 and older were taking aspirin for primary prevention of ...

4. Daily low-dose aspirin has its benefits — and risks. Here's ...

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   An analysis of three clinical trials published in February found that people who took aspirin for heart disease or stroke and then stopped taking the medication had a 28% higher risk of the ...

5. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms, which develop immediately to hours after ingesting any of various NSAIDs that inhibit COX-1, are: 1) exacerbations of asthmatic and rhinitis (see aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease) symptoms in individuals with a history of asthma or rhinitis and 2) exacerbation or first-time development of wheals or angioedema in individuals ...

6. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   For a small number of people, taking aspirin can result in symptoms including hives, swelling, and headache. [205] Aspirin can exacerbate symptoms among those with chronic hives, or create acute symptoms of hives. [206] These responses can be due to allergic reactions to aspirin, or more often due to its effect of inhibiting the COX-1 enzyme.

7. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, aspirin induces the formation of NO-radicals in the body, which have been shown in mice to have an independent mechanism of reducing inflammation. This reduces leukocyte adhesion, which is an important step in immune response to infection. There is currently insufficient evidence to show that aspirin helps to fight infection. [18]

8. Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though ...

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9. Peripheral artery disease - Wikipedia

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   Other symptoms include skin ulcers, bluish skin, cold skin, or abnormal nail and hair growth in the affected leg. [3] Complications may include an infection or tissue death, which may require amputation; coronary artery disease; or stroke. [4] Up to 50% of people with PAD do not have symptoms. [2] The greatest risk factor for PAD is cigarette ...