Taking a daily, low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke used to be the standard of care for older adults at risk for cardiovascular disease. Now, new recommendations issued by both the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association state that the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding outweighs the cardiovascular benefits for people with no history of heart attack or stroke.
鈥淎spirin isn鈥檛 harmless,鈥 says Lawrence Phillips, MD, 嘿嘿视频 cardiologist and assistant professor in the . The research from three international studies found that long-term use of aspirin may cause more harm to older patients with little to no cardiovascular benefits.
Although the new recommendations impact millions of people in the United States, Dr. Phillips advises those currently taking aspirin not to just stop. Instead, he encourages people to 鈥渉ave a conversation with their physician, and determine their individual risks versus benefit.鈥
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