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Don't take an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks and strokes: Doctors reverse recommendation

#Asprin #HeartAttack #Sroke #AmericanHeartAssociation  A 2018 clinical study found a daily low-dose aspirin had no effect on prolonging life in healthy, elderly people.  Taking a low-dose aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke is no longer recommended for most older adults, according to guidelines released Sunday.  After doctors said for decades that a daily 75 to 100 milligrams of aspirin could prevent cardiovascular problems, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association just reversed that idea.  This change comes after a large clinical trial found a daily low-dose aspirin had no effect on prolonging life in healthy, elderly people, and actually suggested the pills could be linked to major hemorrhages. Sunday's recommendations say low-dose aspirin should not be given to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on a routine basis to adults older than 70 or any adult at an increased risk of bleeding.  ...