Aspirin Recommended for Those with Diabetes for Heart Health
A new study shows low-dose aspirin therapy is a reasonable deterrent against a first heart attack or stroke for people with diabetes and a high risk for heart disease. This treatment is best recommended for men under 50 years old and women under 60.
People with diabetes are three times at risk for cardiovascular events than people without diabetes. About 68% of patients with diabetes and over 65 years old die from coronary heart disease and 16% die from stroke.
Researchers have been looking for years for ways to prevent heart disease in people who have diabetes. So far, researchers have found many different mechanisms for increased heart risk for people with diabetes: increased tendency toward clot formation, platelet activity, and damage to the arterial wall lining. While results of the study were somewhat mixed, researchers still support the aspirin regiment. What need to be more defined in the future are the specific effects of aspirin with patients with diabetes like gender-related differences.
The benefits of aspirin therapy will have a greater effect if the patient is more at risk for heart disease. Though, the aspirin therapy should only be considered after weighing out other treatments like cholesterol-lowering medication, blood pressure control, and quitting smoking.
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