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Effects Of Aspirin On The Body

Aspirin resistance boosts heart risks

October 03, 2008
Heart patients whose bodies are resistant to aspirin have a higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke, Canadian researchers say. People who are aspirin-resistant have platelets that don't respond to the anti-clotting effects of aspirin in the same way as patients don't have the resistance. Anti-clotting medications such as Clopidogrel and Tirofiban also have little effect on these patients. In a review of 20 studies, the Canadian researchers found that aspirin-resistant patients are four ti... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What Do the New Heart Health Guidelines Mean for You?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...mean, and does every woman now have to start taking aspirin or put in an emergency call for... Read more »

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Skin Cancer Prevention and Your Medicine Cabinet
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...may help prevent skin cancer (as well as others) is aspirin or other non-steroidal... Read more »

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Can my medications cause me to have heart problems?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...just the right person and in the correct situation. Aspirin, used for a heart attack or a... Read more »

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Metformin and Cancer
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...other factors can also harm us. Many people think of aspirin and acetaminophen as harmless... Read more »

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Side Effects of Caverject and Penile Injections
By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...who are taking any form of blood thinner including aspirin, Plavix TM, warfarin/coumadin or any... Read more »

Health Guide

Coronary Artery Disease: Anti-Clotting Medications
...platelets. Platelets are very small disc-shaped blood cells that are important for blood clotting .Aspirin. Aspirin is an antiplatelet. It is the most common anti-clotting drug. Nearly anyone with... Read more »
Fibromyalgia Medication
...Analgesics  Analgesics are pain killers.  They include: Over-the-counter medications like aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and naproxyn.  (Ibuprofen and naproxyn are also ... Read more »
Stroke Prevention
...mg/dl and hemoglobin A1C of less than 7%. Blood pressure goals should be 130/80 mm Hg or less.Take Aspirin or Other Antiplatelet Therapy. People at high risk for heart disease should take a... Read more »
Migraine Medication, Medicine
...TreatmentsThe FDA has approved three OTC products to treat migraine. Excedrin Migraine (a combination of aspirin, acetaminophen, and caffeine) was the first such medication approved for the... Read more »
Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome
...predictable chest pain that can usually be managed with lifestyle measures and medications, such as low-dose aspirin.Unstable angina is a much more serious situation than stable angina that is... Read more »

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Calcium and Bones

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Medications

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Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle... Read more »

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Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle... Read more »

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Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle... Read more »

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Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle... Read more »

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Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle... Read more »

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