Daily aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke, also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD) is no longer recommended for those over 60 years old, according to new guidance from the US Preventive ...

NEW YORK -- For years, doctors recommended people in their 50s start taking baby aspirin every day to protect against heart attacks and stroke. But in recent years, with new evidence of the possible ...

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don't outweigh the ...

Coronary heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are the top three causes of death worldwide, accounting for an estimated 1 and 3 deaths, per the World Health Organization ...

Middle-aged women with a history of preeclampsia have a greater risk of stroke, and aspirin may be able to reduce the risk, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos ...

A new study suggests aspirin may lower stroke risk among middle-aged women with a history of preeclampsia. Middle-aged women with a history of preeclampsia have a greater risk of stroke, and aspirin ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(4):433-439. Another important trial that needs discussion is the ROCKET AF trial. ROCKET AF studied 14,264 patients with nonvalvular AF and compared the Factor Xa ...

A pilot study [1] has shown that a combination of the thienopyridine antiplatelet agent ticlopidine and aspirin is safe and probably effective in patients with previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) ...