Cardiologists urge caution with daily aspirin regimen – Tue, 03 Mar 2015 PST

At Martin ORiordans cardiology practice in the Philadelphia area, it happensweekly.

A 45- or 50-year-old patient mentions that her father had a heart attack at the same age. Worried that the same fate will befall her despite being in good health, she takes baby aspirin everyday.

ORiordans typical response: Pleasestop.

Physicians have known for decades that daily, low-dose aspirin makes sense for patients who have had a heart attack or stroke, as it sharply reduces the chance of having a secondone.

But for people who have never had one of these cardiovascular

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At Martin ORiordans cardiology practice in the Philadelphia area, it happensweekly.

A 45- or 50-year-old patient mentions that her father had a heart attack at the same age. Worried that the same fate will befall her despite being in good health, she takes baby aspirin everyday.

ORiordans typical response: Pleasestop.

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Cardiologists urge caution with daily aspirin regimen - Tue, 03 Mar 2015 PST