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Aspirin for prevention: Know your risk of heart attack or stroke
In the first post of this series, I discussed the possible benefits and harms of taking low-dose aspirin. While aspirin can prevent heart attacks, strokes and some cancers, it can cause stomach and brain bleeding. If someone is pre-disposed to having a heart attack or stroke, chances are they should take aspirin because the benefits for prevention will outweigh the potential for bad outcomes.
If you’re older, aspirin may or may not be beneficial. It depends on your future risk of having a heart attack or stroke. You can determine the chances of having problems in the next ten years using an online risk calculator (of the many available, I like this one from the American College of Cardiology). In addition to finding out whether aspirin is right for you, knowing this risk can be useful in treating high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
If you’re older, aspirin may or may not be beneficial. It depends on your future risk of having a heart attack or stroke. You can determine the chances of having problems in the next ten years using an online risk calculator (of the many available, I like this one from the American College of Cardiology). In addition to finding out whether aspirin is right for you, knowing this risk can be useful in treating high blood pressure and high cholesterol. This is the second in a series of three blog posts on aspirin for prevention. The first covered the benefits and potential harms of aspirin, while the next blog will cover how you and your health care provider can use your calculated risk to make decisions about aspirin and other prevention activities.
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