Most adults shouldn’t take daily aspirin to prevent heart attack, panel says

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A daily low-dose aspirin has long been recommended for heart health, but an influential panel says it’s no longer beneficial. Photo: Pexels

 

(Kaitlin Sullivan/ NBC News) — Taking a daily low-dose aspirin has long been recommended for heart health, but an influential organization changed its guidance on Tuesday.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts, released an updated draft recommendation that says most adults not take aspirin to prevent first heart attacks or strokes.

 

The previous guidance recommended daily low-dose aspirin for people over 50 who were at higher risk for heart attacks or strokes in the next decade and who weren’t at higher risk for bleeding. (…)

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