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2. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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   Aside from pain treatment, doctors may prescribe aspirin to patients who are at risk of heart attack or stroke, according to Harvard Health. These two serious health conditions occur when plaque ...

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

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   Blocking or disrupting blood flow to the heart is what causes a heart attack, while blocked or disrupted blood flow to the head causes a stroke. "In low doses, aspirin inhibits platelets and ...

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

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   Aspirin helps prevent blood clots from forming, which is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, but the drug also carries a risk of bleeding. That risk can outweigh aspirin’s benefits in ...

5. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   March 2009 recommendations from the USPSTF on the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease encourage men aged 45–79 and women aged 55–79 to use aspirin when the potential benefit of a reduction in MI for men or stroke for women outweighs the potential harm of an increase in gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

6. Daily Aspirin No Longer Recommended for Stroke Prevention in ...

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   The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology made a similar joint decision in 2019 in which they recommended those ages 70 and older not take aspirin daily due to a high ...

7. Antiplatelet drug - Wikipedia

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   Antiplatelet medications are one of the primary recommendations for treatment of both stable [4] and unstable [5] ischemic heart disease.Most commonly, aspirin is used as a single medication in cases of uncomplicated stable angina, and in some cases of unstable angina.

8. Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks - AOL

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   Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice ...

9. Lisinopril - Wikipedia

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   Lisinopril is a medication belonging to the drug class of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), heart failure, and heart attacks. [7] For high blood pressure it is usually a first-line treatment.