Posted on 11/30/2021 12:15:03 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Aspirin use is associated with a 26% raised risk of heart failure in people with at least one predisposing factor for the condition. Predisposing factors included smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
"This is the first study to report that among individuals with a least one risk factor for heart failure, those taking aspirin were more likely to subsequently develop the condition than those not using the medication," said study author Dr. Blerim Muja.
The influence of aspirin on heart failure is controversial. This study aimed to evaluate its relationship with heart failure incidence in people with and without heart disease and assess whether using the drug is related to a new heart failure diagnosis in those at risk.
The average age of participants was 67 years and 34% were women. At baseline, a total of 7,698 participants (25%) were taking aspirin. During the 5.3-year follow-up, 1,330 participants developed heart failure.
The investigators assessed the association between aspirin use and incident heart failure after adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol use, blood pressure, heart rate, blood cholesterol, creatinine, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, beta-blockers and lipid-lowering drugs. Taking aspirin was independently associated with a 26% raised risk of a new heart failure diagnosis.
To check the consistency of the results, the researchers repeated the analysis after matching aspirin users and non-users for heart failure risk factors. In this matched analysis, aspirin was associated with a 26% raised risk of a new heart failure diagnosis. To check the results further, the analysis was repeated after excluding patients with a history of cardiovascular disease. In 22,690 participants (74%) free of cardiovascular disease, aspirin use was associated with a 27% increased risk of incident heart failure.
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Yet a cardiologist will insist you take it …
Ginger thins the blood. Don’t take too much.
“I remember my grandparents cooking with lard”
Me too, and leftover, refrigerated bacon fat. Both made everything taste good.
I’ll bet they are coming out with these silly articles to force people into seeking medical treatments where the doctors can prescribe meds instead of taking aspirin which has been known to work for years.
My 2 cents…red wine is good for your heart.
It still is. I use it quite often.
“Packaged blocks of lard were readily sold in food markets. It sure made potatoes and other fried food taste good.”
Get some clarified Duck Fat, and use it to fry potatoes. AWESOME!
Without telling the dosage and frequency of taking aspirin this report is totally ambiguous and useless.
My cardiologist has me on 81mg of aspirin per day.
If I didn’t have a cardiologist, I wouldn’t be on aspirin at all.
So just by having a cardiologist, I am at higher risk of heart failure, because I need a cardiologist.
Correlation does not prove causation.
What else could you use the leftover bacon fat for, if not frying foods in it?
Yup. I've taken 81mg (a baby aspirin) of aspirin a day for over 20 tears. I'm 78 and doing alright. I will continue taking my aspirin, daily.
My father took 12 aspirin a day for 35 years for various different pain, back, knee, ankle. He never had any problems and his doctors were amazed, especially his cardiologist. He finally had heart bypass surgery at 80 and lived another 13 years.
Noe there is the guy they should have been following and testing.
Also who paid for this study, Big Pharma.
Apples...wow I just finished eating one.
That plus my 3 shots of Modernavax means I’m toast.
Grandson’s already sizing up my 67 Camaro convert...
Evil habit - basted eggs.
A few more studies are needed to get whatever the percentage of heart disease from the vax. Blame everything so when numbers rise the have a reason. See you took aspirin that’s the reason for the heart attack.
Wow.
They used to grease wagon axels/wheels with it.
I’m trying to figure out the context of aspirin use they are basing the studies on. Is it apsirin for chronic everyday pain relief or is it for prophylaxis against heart attacks, strokes and PE’s.?
People who take aspirin against clots as they have had heart attacks will be in a higher risk for heart failure over time anyway with or without the aspirin. The heart muscle has been weakened. So a certain begging of the question is apparent here.
Quit taking Aspirin!!!
Now that PfizerMerckJohnsonipodine* is available for the low cost of (redacted), you no longer have to worry about that evil Aspirin.
* There may be a few side effects.
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