Aspirin

New research found that taking daily low-dose aspirin may not help otherwise healthy older adults lower their risk of ischemic stroke — and it actually increases their chances of brain bleeding from...

For older adults, low-dose aspirin is associated with increased incident anemia and a decrease in ferritin when compared with placebo, researchers report.

The findings could having an impact on clinical practice and even alter the standard of care, say the authors of a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The use of inexpensive combination pills could prevent cardiovascular disease on a wide scale, according to a commentary in The Lancet. 

Patients who take beta blockers and antiplatelet medications such as aspirin should take precautions during heat waves. They are at elevated risk of heart attack under these conditions, researchers say.

In a major policy reversal, experts are now saying that the risks of using daily aspirin as a means of heart disease protection outweigh the benefits for seniors.

In major reversal, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced the risks of using daily aspirin for heart disease protection outweigh the benefits for seniors. New evidence has also prompted the...

Contrary to some clinical observations, aspirin and apixaban (Eliquis) do not reduce the rate of major adverse cardiovascular or pulmonary outcomes in stable outpatients with symptomatic COVID-19, researchers...

The risk of bleeding caused by aspirin in adults age 60 and older cancels out the benefits of preventing heart disease, an influential U.S. task force stated Tuesday.

A combination of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure drugs can be given separately or as a polypill, investigators say. Benefits were seen with different blood pressure levels, cholesterol...