Editor’s Note: Here, from the American Heart Association, an update on aspirin therapy and why it may be risky to quit it: Stopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk of suffering a cardiovascular event, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. Aspirin, taken in low doses, is used to… Continue reading Stopping Aspirin Therapy Can Be Dangerous: Study
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Are You Really Allergic to Aspirin?
Some patients with cardiovascular disease who have a reaction to aspirin are told they are allergic without being tested by an allergist. As a result they stop an otherwise effective therapy. According to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio in November 2015,… Continue reading Are You Really Allergic to Aspirin?