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Dr Michael Barry, USPTF’s vice-chair and professor of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, told\u00a0ABC News: “Based on current evidence, the task force recommends against people 60 and older starting to take aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n
“Because the chance of internal bleeding increases with age, the potential harms of aspirin use cancel out the benefits in this age group.”<\/p>\n
The new guidance is only for patients starting up a course of aspirin.<\/p>\n
Anyone on it already should continue, and not stop unless they have talked to their doctor.<\/p>\n
A UK study from 2019 found it can raise the risk of deadly bleeds by nearly 50 per cent.<\/p>\n
King\u2019s College London researchers found taking it as a preventative treatment does help cut deadly cardiac events by 11 per cent.<\/p>\n
But it caused risk of major bleeding events to rocket by 43 per cent, meaning one in 200 people treated with aspirin suffered a serious bleed.<\/p>\n
The 2p-a-day painkiller is thought to make the blood less sticky.<\/p>\n
Lead researcher, Dr Sean Zheng, said: \u201cThere is insufficient evidence to recommend routine aspirin use in the prevention of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths in people without cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis study shows that while cardiovascular events may be reduced in these patients, these benefits are matched by an increased risk of major bleeding events.<\/p>\n
\u201cAspirin use requires discussion between the patient and their physician, with the knowledge that any small potential cardiovascular benefits are weighed up against the real risk of severe bleeding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doctors recommend some people take a low dose of aspirin every day to prevent heart attacks and stroke.<\/p>\n
The painkiller is also thought to reduce the risk of breast, colon, prostate and gastric cancers.<\/p>\n
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