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

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    The American Heart Association’s current recommendation is that no one should take daily low-dose aspirin without talking to their doctor first, especially if they have an aspirin intolerance ...

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

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    Because of its increased risk of bleeding, those who have a history of bleeding or who have gastrointestinal disorders should not take aspirin, Blaha adds. Aspirin "weakens the stomach's ...

  4. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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    Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study. ... we commonly prefer blood thinning because many cardiovascular ...

  5. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    For a small number of people, taking aspirin can result in symptoms including hives, swelling, and headache. [210] Aspirin can exacerbate symptoms among those with chronic hives, or create acute symptoms of hives. [211] These responses can be due to allergic reactions to aspirin, or more often due to its effect of inhibiting the COX-1 enzyme.

  6. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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    Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that a reduction of blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34% and of ischaemic heart disease by 21%.

  7. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    A diagram explaining factors affecting arterial pressure. Pathophysiology is a study which explains the function of the body as it relates to diseases and conditions. The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure.

  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. 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]