"That means if 1,000 elderly women take aspirin daily for a decade, 11 of them will avoid a heart attack; meanwhile, twice that many will suffer a major gastrointestinal bleeding event that would not have occurred if they hadn’t been taking aspirin." "The U.S. task force wants to strongly discourage anyone 60 and older from starting a low-dose aspirin regimen, citing concerns about the age-related heightened risk for…
I understand that the bleeding is a serious concern, but does that have an immediate, potentially fatal or life changing impact - or does it happen with enough warning that you could stop taking aspirin and/or get medical assistance? Anecdote time! My dad was on a bit too many blood thinners—a prescription, and aspirin. He’d been feeling weak and a little down for a week. On a Friday night…bam, passed out, in the bat…
Re: Aspirin About-Face
#31I doubt extra blood thinners on top of aspirin's thinning effects were part of the study.