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2. Aspirin is a blood thinner. Depending on your health ... - AOL

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   Blocking or disrupting blood flow to the heart is what causes a heart attack, while blocked or disrupted blood flow to the head causes a stroke. Here's where aspirin can come into play: It thins ...

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

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   Blocking or disrupting blood flow to the heart is what causes a heart attack, while blocked or disrupted blood flow to the head causes a stroke. "In low doses, aspirin inhibits platelets and ...

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. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   However, more recent trials were not able to replicate similar outcomes using low dose aspirin in low body weight (<70 kg) in specific subset of population studied i.e. elderly and diabetic population, and more evidence is required to study the effect of high dose aspirin in high body weight (≥70 kg). [108] [109] [110]

6. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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   Blocking or disrupting blood flow to the heart is what causes a heart attack, while blocked or disrupted blood flow to the head causes a stroke. Here's where aspirin can come into play: it thins ...

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. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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   Blood thinners are used to prevent clots, these blood thinners have different effectiveness and safety profiles. A 2018 systematic review found 20 studies that included 9771 people with cancer. The evidence did not identify any difference between the effects of different blood thinners on death, developing a clot, or bleeding. [2]

9. Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks - AOL

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   Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s and up who haven't had a heart attack or stroke outweigh any potential benefits from aspirin, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in its draft guidance.