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Is Taking Baby Asprin Effective In Preventing Stroke?

Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2015

Question: Is taking an baby asprin every other day for a woman of 70 with a family history of stroke as effective as taking a baby asprin every day?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
There is no difference in every day use or no.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Using baby Aspirin (81 mg) every day or every other day has no difference in primary stroke prevention.

Here is an article, your Doctor could be based on.

A short-term risk-benefit analysis of occasional and regular use of low-dose aspirin in primary prevention of vascular diseases.

BMJ Open. 2015 XXXXXXX 9;5(1):e006694. doi:
10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006694.

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (59 minutes later)

Thanks for your answer. What exactly journal is BMJ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
BMJ stands for British Medical Journal.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for asking back.

BMJ is British Medical Journal and you or your Doctor can search before mentioned article at PubMed.

Hope I helped.
Wishing you good health.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T