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If your high risk of heartvattack or stroke due to lipids would i benefit more from regular 325mg aspirin or baby 81 mg?

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Dr. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

81=heart; 162=stroke: The original studies were European population studies (in Scandinavia, I believe). The rate of heart attacks were ~the same whether taking 75 mg or 325 mg (full dose) but higher if not taking at all. {In Europe, aspirin comes in 75 mg tablets}. As there's no point in taking more medicine than needed, use the lowest US dose (81 mg). For stroke prevention, 162 mg is the lowest dose that's effective.

Answered 11/28/2014

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