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

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   For years, doctors recommended that older adults at a higher risk for heart attack or stroke take a low-dose aspirin once a day to lower their risk.

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

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

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   Older adults are still likely to take a daily, low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, even though doing so carries significant risks. Using aspirin to ward off ...

5. Medication discontinuation - Wikipedia

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   Medication discontinuation is the ceasing of a medication treatment for a patient by either the clinician or the patient themself. [1] [2] When initiated by the clinician, it is known as deprescribing. [3] Medication discontinuation is an important medical practice that may be motivated by a number of reasons: [4] [3] Reducing polypharmacy

6. Prasugrel - Wikipedia

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   Prasugrel is used in combination with low-dose aspirin to prevent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome, including unstable angina pectoris, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction , and ST elevation myocardial infarction , who are planned for treatment with PCI. Prasugrel is associated with a higher bleeding risk compared to ...

7. Ticagrelor - Wikipedia

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   The PLATO trial [39] found that ticagrelor use, in conjunction with low-dose aspirin (where tolerated), had better all-cause mortality rates than the same treatment plan with clopidogrel (4.5% vs. 5.9%) in treating people with acute coronary syndrome. People given ticagrelor were less likely to die from vascular causes, heart attack, or stroke ...

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. 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 ...