Aspirin – Miracle Drug in the War Against Heart Disease
If someone could come up with a “miracle drug” which could save 100,000 premature deaths annually, and costs only pennies to produce surely this would indeed be miraculous. Well the truth is that this drug has been with us for many decades and is available over the counter everywhere.
It is good old common aspirin, one of the lowest cost pain relievers around. It also has the miraculous property of thinning the blood, which prevents clotting–a prime cause of stroke and heart disease. This beneficial function of aspirin has been known for some time but more recently it has been shown that thousands of lives can be saved every year by simply taking an aspirin a day.
Medical professionals now recommend that anyone who has had a heart attack,a stroke or bypass surgery should take an aspirin every day. In addition to this people who have had an angina (chest pain) problem can also benefit from the same regime. Any one who is at risk for stroke such as atrial fibrillation patients or those who have had transient ischemic attacks should also take aspirin every day.
Aspirin keeps the blood from becoming sticky, and forming clots which can block arteries and lead to a heart attack or stroke. It has also been found that taking a baby aspirin of 75mg size is just as effective as taking a full size 325mg aspirin. This helps to avoid the stomach problems some people encounter with aspirin. Those who have had a previous heart attack would probably be well advised to take the large aspirin however.
With this kind of protection should everyone take aspirin daily then? The answer is definitely not. Healthy people with no record of stroke or heart problems should not start taking aspirin. The possible side effects, in the long term, do not warrant healthy people taking this drug. Only if you have had previous heart or stroke problems should you talk to your doctor about daily aspirin therapy. He can study your personal history and advise you on this.
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