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A daily dose of aspirin could prevent heart attacks

A daily dose of aspirin could prevent heart attacks
Matt Davis
September 15, 2015

The US Preventive Services Task Force have updated their guidelines about heart attack and stroke prevention. Adults between 50 and 59 years old should take a low-dose of aspirin daily, which might reduce the high risk of cardiovascular disease and even the risk for colorectal cancer. The benefits of daily low-dose aspirin might apply to people aged between 60 and 69, but the drug intake should be made based on the patient’s circumstances. The new recommendation was proven to be beneficial only for patients between 50 and 70 years old.

Aspirin is an antiplatelet drug that prevents the formation of blood clots, it is also a pain relieving and anti-inflammatory drug widely used by the population. The drug has to be taken in small doses to have an antiplatelet effect and in higher doses to relieve pain and work as an anti-inflammatory drug. Although aspirin was used before, after a first heart attack or stroke, nowadays doctors are recommended to start prescribing it to their 50 to 59 years old cardiovascular patients before their first heart attack/stroke. Behind US Preventive Services Task Forces decision lay numerous studies about long-term use of aspirin. It does indeed increase the risk of having gastrointestinal bleeding so cardiovascular patients should talk to their doctors before taking any aspirin.

All in all, taking aspirin daily in a low-dose is beneficial for individuals between 50 and 69 years old but there are still around 10% of patients in the US who are prescribed aspirin inappropriately. Keep in mind that taking daily low-dose aspirin only decreases the risk of having an heart attack or stroke, it doesn’t completely prevent it.

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Medicine and Health
September 15, 2015
Matt Davis

Who doesn’t enjoy listening to a good story. Personally I love reading about the people who inspire me and what it took for them to achieve their success. As I am a bit of a self confessed tech geek I think there is no better way to discover these stories than by reading every day some articles or the newspaper . My bookcases are filled with good tech biographies, they remind me that anyone can be a success. So even if you come from an underprivileged part of society or you aren’t the smartest person in the room we all have a chance to reach the top. The same message shines in my beliefs. All it takes to succeed is a good idea, a little risk and a lot of hard work and any geek can become a success. VENI VIDI VICI .

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