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A decades-old recommendation has been officially overturned by doctors.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) states that a daily low-dose aspirin, 75 to 100 milligrams, should not be taken for the sole purpose of preventing heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular problems.
The reverse recommendation came after an international clinical trial found that taking low-dose aspirin by healthy seniors did not have any beneficial effects on health.
The randomized blinded study involved 19,114 people, mostly aged 70 or older, about half of whom received aspirin and half a placebo. The study began in 2010 and ends in 2017 and found that aspirin does not prevent heart disease, physical disability, dementia or stroke.
The ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) now claim that aspirin should be "rarely" used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people without known cardiovascular disease.
"The most important way to prevent cardiovascular disease … is to develop healthy heart-healthy habits over the lifespan," said Roger S. Blumenthal, co-chair of CCA Directive 2019 / AHA on the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
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