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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 ...
For years, doctors recommended that older adults at a higher risk for heart attack or stroke take a low-dose aspirin once a day to lower their risk. ... stressing that people ages 60 or older ...
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 ...
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.
For people over the age of 65 years old, the balance between the benefits of pain-relief medications such as NSAIDS and the potential for adverse effects has not been well determined. [50] There is some evidence suggesting that, for some people, use of NSAIDs (or other anti-inflammatories) may contribute to the initiation of chronic pain. [51]
The incidence of post-stroke depression peaks at 3–6 months and usually resolves within 1–2 years after the stroke, although a minority of patients can go on to develop chronic depression. The diagnosis of post-stroke depression is complicated by other consequences of stroke such as fatigue and psychomotor retardation – which do not ...
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In males with 1 stroke risk factor (that is, a CHA 2 DS 2-VASc score=1), antithrombotic therapy with OAC may be considered, and people's values and preferences should be considered. [24] Even a single stroke risk factor confers excess risk of stroke and mortality, with a positive net clinical benefit for stroke prevention with oral ...