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  2. 1 in 3 older Americans take aspirin daily. What does it do?

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    "Aspirin can reduce heart attacks and strokes, and to some degree other clots like those in the deep veins of the legs," Blaha says. ... Thinning blood and therefore making clots less likely is a ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Low-dose, long-term aspirin use irreversibly blocks the formation of thromboxane A 2 in platelets, producing an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation. [13] This effect is mediated by the irreversible blockage of COX-1 in platelets, since mature platelets don't express COX-2.

  5. 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]

  6. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Thromboxanes are responsible for the aggregation of platelets that form blood clots. Heart attacks are caused primarily by blood clots, and low doses of aspirin are seen as an effective medical intervention to prevent a second acute myocardial infarction. [42]

  7. 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 ...

  8. A change of heart? Why daily aspirin might not be ... - AOL

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    According to new guidelines, most people without heart disease should not take a daily aspirin as a preventative measure. According to new guidelines, most people without heart disease should not ...

  9. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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    An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.

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