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

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   "Too may low-risk patients were taking aspirin in the past, sometimes without consulting a medical professional," Blaha notes. ... subclinical disease on imaging or prior heart attack or stroke ...

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

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   What does aspirin do? 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 ...

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

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   Early studies on aspirin use, dating back to the 1980s and 1990s, showed that there was benefit to taking aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, said cardiologist Dr. Donald ...

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

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   An analysis of three clinical trials published in February found that people who took aspirin for heart disease or stroke and then stopped taking the medication had a 28% higher risk of the ...

6. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Primary prevention guidelines from September 2019 made by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association state they might consider aspirin for patients aged 40–69 with a higher risk of atherosclerotic CVD, without an increased bleeding risk, while stating they would not recommend aspirin for patients aged over 70 or ...

7. Daily aspirin use among older adults remains prevalent ...

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   A recent survey found that while the number of adults using aspirin to prevent heart disease has decreased, about one-third of adults ages 60 and older without heart disease were still taking ...

8. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Patients with known coronary artery disease who have been prescribed nitroglycerin should promptly take one dose, and call emergency medical services if their symptoms do not improve within 2–5 minutes. Chewing non−enteric-coated aspirin is encouraged (unless there are contraindications). Patients should stay calmed in a comfortable position.

9. Antiplatelet drug - Wikipedia

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   NSAIDS (e.g.: aspirin, ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen) Other anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs; Medications that may decrease antiplatelet drug effect: [3] Carbamazepine; Erythromycin; Fluconazole; Omeprazole; Use of NSAIDs as part of dental management of patients with vascular disease should be discouraged as NSAIDs have antiplatelet effect.