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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    This antiplatelet property makes aspirin useful for reducing the incidence of heart attacks; [13] heart attacks are primarily caused by blood clots, and their reduction with the introduction of small amounts of aspirin has been seen to be an effective medical intervention.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Doctors say aspirin lowers heart attack risk for many adults

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    People in one age group who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease may benefit from starting a daily aspirin regimen for at least a decade. Doctors say aspirin lowers heart attack risk for ...

  7. Angina - Wikipedia

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    Also known as 'effort angina', this refers to the classic type of angina related to myocardial ischemia.A typical presentation of stable angina is that of chest discomfort and associated symptoms precipitated by some activity (running, walking, etc.) with minimal or non-existent symptoms at rest or after administration of sublingual nitroglycerin. [11]

  8. Heart study: Low- and regular-dose aspirin safe, effective - AOL

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    Aspirin helps prevent blood clots, but it’s not recommended for healthy people who have not yet developed heart disease because it carries a risk of bleeding. Heart study: Low- and regular-dose ...

  9. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    [46] [47] Aspirin and other heart drugs also appear to help in the treatment of this disease, even in extreme cases. [48] [49] After the patient has been diagnosed, and myocardial infarction (heart attack) ruled out, the aspirin regimen may be discontinued, and treatment becomes that of supporting the patient. [50]