Source: The Hill
The United States Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) recently issued a recommendation against people over the age of 60 using daily aspirin intake as a primary method of preventing cardiovascular disease.
According to the independent, expert organization, aspirin use among people over the age of 60 seeking to prevent heart disease showed “no net benefit.”
However, people between the ages of 40 and 59 who have a 10% or 10-year greater risk of heart disease should make their own individual decision on taking aspirin as primary prevention. Individuals within this younger age range could reap a “small net benefit,” according to the organization.
The USPSTF came to its own recommendation after analyzing 11 heart disease prevention trials that looked into using low-dose aspirin as a way of preventing heart disease.
The organization concluded that the heightened risk of bleeding, which increases with age, canceled out the possible preventative benefits gained from taking a daily aspirin.
Read the full article in The Hill.