Protecting heart health: Should you be using aspirin to prevent your first heart attack or stroke?
A new study has found higher rates of brain bleeds among those who took daily low-dose aspirin as a preventive drug with no significant protection against risk. Of course, anybody who has had a heart attack or intervention must have it life-long. Always go by the advice of your medical practitioner before picking up aspirin over the counter, says Dr Nishith Chandra, Principal Director, Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi