Daily aspirin for primary prevention ‘ups brain bleeds’ without cutting stroke risk: Aus doctors
Extra caution should be taken in older adults prone to head trauma, say researchers.
Doctors have hit another nail into the coffin of aspirin use in primary prevention, with Australian research showing the risk of brain bleeds outweighs any potential benefits in reducing stroke. Â
The Monash University–led team found that the use of low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults led to a 38% increase in intracranial bleeding rates but no drop in ischaemic stroke incidence.
