In other words, people who have the highest risk of cardiovascular disease and a very low risk Instead, aspirin should be limited to people who are very likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke, and who are not prone to bleeding, experts say.
That’sīecause you can take other steps to lower your chance of heart disease that can be more effective and have fewer side effects. In fact, new recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association say an aspirin a day should be used rarely to prevent a heart attack or stroke in people without heart or blood vessel disease. But newer data shows it’s not right for everyone. For decades, health care professionals have recommended aspirin to help prevent heart attacks and stroke-even among some people without known heart disease.
