by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 10, 2024 | Heart Health
Most heart attacks are caused by clots, and aspirin helps to prevent clots, but taking aspirin to prevent clots may cause bleeding so it is not for everyone.• In 1988, a study reported an impressive 44 percent reduction in heart attacks in North American male...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 24, 2021 | Heart Health
Daily aspirin can help to prevent heart attacks, but the United States Preventive Services Task Force now recommends that: • adults 60 years and older should not take aspirin to help prevent a first heart attack, and • those 40-59 years old who are at high risk for...