Low-dose aspirin

[wtg]

Some interesting info about aspirin.

It’s hard to turn around a medical myth, exemplified by the notion that low-dose aspirin is safe and effective in healthy adults for primary prevention of heart disease, especially in people aged 60 years and older. In 2018, 3 pivotal, very large randomized trials were published, consistently showing the risk of major bleeding exceeded the benefit of CV event reduction. Even though it has now been >7 years since these trials were published, a substantial proportion of people of advanced age are still taking low-dose aspirin for primary prevention, mostly as advised by their physicians! In a survey of 160,000 Americans without heart disease, more than 30% of people age 70+ years were taking low-dose aspirin in 2021.

In this post, I’ll review the relevant data for low-dose aspirin, including some nuances, the guidelines, longer follow-up, and the question of use for cancer prevention.

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-lowdown-on-low-dose-aspirin-for?publication_id=587835&post_id=183268867&isFreemail=true&r=1v8sh2&triedRedirect=true

[Daniel]

I get a low dose of aspirin in my generic Excedrin. A super-healthy product, Excedrin.

I kid. But you know what? Just like people say with caffeine or sugar, I'm addicted to it.