Heart Beat: No one-size-fits-all for aspirin and elders
Heart Beat
No one-size-fits-all for aspirin and elders
If you're over age 70 and don't have heart disease, you might want to think twice before taking a daily aspirin for your heart.
Among people with heart disease, regardless of age, aspirin is a proven strategy for keeping heart attacks and clot-related (ischemic) strokes at bay. Among healthy individuals, though, aspirin's side effects may offset its benefits.
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