In the U.S. alone, one in five people over the age of 40 take a daily aspirin. Recent studies show that for some of them, the risks outweigh the benefits.
Although doctors have long prescribed low daily doses of aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke, the regimen is no longer recommended for all adults as emerging evidence sheds light on some of the risks it may pose.Millions of people take aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke. But for some people, taking the drug might be risky.
Aspirin, formally called acetylsalicylic acid, prevents cells called platelets from coming together to form clots. In patients with heart disease, platelets can clump up abnormally, cutting off oxygen to tissues and causing a heart attack or stroke. Aspirin thins the blood, effectively by making clot-forming cells called platelets less sticky.
The new studies also contradicted decades of evidence showing that aspirin had net benefits in adults over 60. Eduardo Hernandez, the president of the Texas Heart Institute and a professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, says that might be because other preventative measures are now providing the same benefits as daily aspirin. More patients use medications to reduce blood pressure, like statins, as well as drugs to manage diabetes.
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