Gum infused with the drug in the ’50s caused children’s gums to bleed.
One of the studies, which focused on older adults, found that, in general, using aspirin for primary prevention significantly increased the risk of major bleeding, while having minimal effect on the risk of heart disease. A second study looking at patients with diabetes concluded that aspirinuseful in preventing any serious cardiovascular complications, but it caused major bleeding. Not everyone is at the same risk of that happening.
While there’s always the possibility of new evidence, it would make sense if the recommendations have shifted away from aspirin-for-everyone for good. “For primary prevention, aspirin may well have run its life course,” said Lloyd-Jones. “We’re really understanding, if we take away the fuel that creates plaques in our arteries—that is what leads to heart attacks and strokes—then we don’t need the safety net of aspirin anymore.
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