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If i take a low dose of aspirin daily. what does the aspirin do to help with heart health?

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Platelet function: Reduce platelet aggregation by non selectively and irreversibly inhibiting cyclooxygenase. An enzyme responsible for the formation of prostanoids: prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxanes. Due to above effects you will have the 4 main functions of asa which are anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, pain, decreasing platelet aggregation and the formation of atheromatous plague at coronaries.

Answered 5/16/2013

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