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2. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

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

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   A new survey found that 1 in 5 adults “who say they have no personal or family history of heart attack or stroke,” reported “routinely” taking a low-dose aspirin

5. Thromboxane - Wikipedia

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   This anticoagulant property makes aspirin useful for reducing the incidence of heart attacks. [8] 40 mg of aspirin a day is able to inhibit a large proportion of maximum thromboxane A 2 release provoked acutely, with the prostaglandin I2 synthesis being little affected; however, higher doses of aspirin are required to attain further inhibition. [9]

6. Cardiovascular agents - Wikipedia

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   Hence, blood-thinning medications can be prescribed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases led by blood clots, such as myocardial infarction (heart attack), ischemic stroke, and venous thromboembolism. [35] Haemorrhage (internal bleeding) is the most prominent side effect of blood-thinning therapy. [36]

7. 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 ...

8. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug - Wikipedia

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   NSAIDs, aside from aspirin, increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. [63] [64] This occurs at least within a week of use. [5] They are not recommended in those who have had a previous heart attack as they increase the risk of death or recurrent MI. [65] Evidence indicates that naproxen may be the least harmful out of these. [64] [66]

9. Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but ...

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   For adults who have survived a heart attack or stroke, taking aspirin may reduce the risk of another cardiovascular event. But a new study suggests that less than half of these cardiovascular ...