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2. 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 ...

3. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   The 81 mg tablets are commonly called "baby aspirin" or "baby-strength", because they were originally – but no longer – intended to be administered to infants and children. [168] No medical significance occurs due to the slight difference in dosage between the 75 mg and the 81 mg tablets.

4. 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 ...

5. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Thus, the protective anti-coagulative effect of PGI2 is decreased, increasing the risk of thrombus and associated heart attacks and other circulatory problems. [ citation needed ] As platelets have only mitochondria DNA (mtDNA), they are unable to synthesize new COX once aspirin has irreversibly inhibited the enzyme, an ...

6. Should you still take aspirin for heart health? A doctor ...

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   New aspirin guidelines say there's "no net benefit" in taking the medicine daily for heart health for those over 60.

7. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug - Wikipedia

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   NSAIDs, aside from aspirin, increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. [63] [64] This occurs at least within a week of use. [5] They are not recommended in those who have had a previous heart attack as they increase the risk of death or recurrent MI. [65] Evidence indicates that naproxen may be the least harmful out of these. [64] [66]

8. Doctors say aspirin lowers heart attack risk for many adults

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   People in one age group who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease may benefit from starting a daily aspirin regimen for at least a decade. Doctors say aspirin lowers heart attack risk for ...

9. Myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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   Myocardial infarction; Other names: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart attack: A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, causing catastrophic thrombus formation, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream to the heart muscle.