US researchers found that low-risk patients did not benefit from taking a low dosage of the drug and instead were more at risk of internal bleeding.
The team of scientists specifically looked at patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) – a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate.
Patients with AF are at a greater risk of having a stroke.
Lead author Dr Jared Bunch, director of heart rhythm research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, said: “When AF patients are considered low risk for stroke, physicians often treat them with aspirin rather than stronger anticoagulants to further lower that risk.
“What was unknown was if aspirin was a safe and effective stroke prevention treatment after an ablation in lower-risk AF patients.
“Traditionally, lower-risk AF patients have been treated with aspirin without significant supportive data.”
/The Sun/
Asiprin DOESN’T reduce the risk of stroke
15 May 2017
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