Daily aspirin therapy can help reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke. Learn how daily aspirin therapy may play a role in reducing the risk of heart attack and always talk to your doctor before initiating aspirin therapy.
It seems that almost every day we’re reading a newspaper article about a new study touting the benefits of aspirin therapy for heart health. But how are aspirin and heart attacks related? How does aspirin therapy work to prevent a heart attack or reduce heart disease risks? Aspirin can help keep your blood flowing by reducing the clumping of platelets, thus helping to prevent a heart attack. See the illustration for a complete picture. As always talk to your doctor first before starting a new heart health regimen.
Ecotrin® aspirin may reduce the clumping of platelets.
Without Ecotrin®, blood platelets may clump and clot.
The aspirin in Ecotrin® interferes with your blood's clotting action by reducing the clumping of platelets. When it does this, aspirin may help to prevent or reduce a clot from forming in arteries that have been narrowed. That, in turn, can help keep your blood flowing and your heart healthy.