New guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says people over the age of 60 should not start taking daily, low-dose aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events like heart attacks or strokes.
Whether you choose to take aspirin depends on your cardiovascular risk and should be decided with your doctor, Wong says. And while many people take aspirin safely, it can cause bleeding in the stomach, intestines and brain which can be life-threatening.
There are some important nuances of the guidelines. They don't apply to people who've already had a heart attack or stroke. And they don't tell adults who are currently taking daily aspirin to stop taking it. However the task force does caution that because of increased bleeding risk with age, patients may need to consider stopping daily aspirin use around age 75.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S., accounting for more than 1 in 4 deaths. Each year about 600,000 people in the U.S. have a first heart attack and about 600 thousand people experience a first stroke.
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