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2. 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

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

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   It's not that aspirin is point-blank no longer recommended. But as medical professionals learn more about the potential benefits and downsides of daily low-dose aspirin consumption, their ...

4. The aspirin mistake: 29 million take it daily, not realizing ...

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   Nearly half of survey respondents (48%) incorrectly said that the benefits of taking low-dose aspirin daily to lower one’s odds of having a stroke or heart attack outweigh the risks, according ...

5. Many Older Adults Take Daily Aspirin to Cut Cardiovascular ...

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   It is generally no longer recommended for individuals who have not had a heart attack or stroke. ... that a daily low dose aspirin put patients ages 65 years and older at ... to take a daily low ...

6. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Nine years later however, the USPSTF issued a grade B recommendation for the use of low-dose aspirin (75 to 100 mg/day) "for the primary prevention of CVD [cardiovascular disease] and CRC in adults 50 to 59 years of age who have a 10% or greater 10-year CVD risk, are not at increased risk for bleeding, have a life expectancy of at least 10 ...

7. Cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   In those at very low risk, including those over the age of 70, it is not recommended. [172] [173] The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against use of aspirin for prevention in women less than 55 and men less than 45 years old; however, it is recommended for some older people. [174]

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

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   However, low-dose aspirin (75-100 mg) might be considered for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among select adults 40-70 years of age who are deemed to be at ...

9. 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.