Asprin ,Heart Attacks And Strokes.

[Sqad]

Asprin, heart attacks and strokes.

Asprin makes platelets less sticky and may prevent the formation of a clot.....it is an anticoagulant and stops the blood clotting.

Heart attacks are invariably due to clots and prophylactic Asprin may reduce the frequency and severity of heart attacks.

Strokes are due 75% to clots BUT 25% to.......bleeds.

Now, aspirin as a preventative has gone out of fashion by most Cardiologists in the U.K and by almost all Cardiologists in the U.S due to the fact that if a stroke is caused by a bleed,  then the aspirin will make the bleeding worse......so by and large it is no to prophylactic aspirin.

As for the usefulness of aspirin in a heart attack......I wouldn't bother as most areas in the UK will be well served by non invasive coronary artery stent insertions.

I hope that summary helps.

[Peter Pedant]

after all the discussing
it is better to see your doctor and take advice

[DTCwordfan]

Peter, were you one of Sqad's school-monitors?