Last month, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) finalized its updated recommendations on daily aspirin use for older adults.
The new guidance states that people over the age of 60 should not start taking low-dose aspirin daily to prevent cardiovascular disease—specifically, a first heart attack or stroke.1
USPSTF member John Wong, MD, interim chief scientific officer and primary care clinician in the Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, told Verywell that when it comes to taking aspirin, experts “want people to be aware that there is the risk of having a serious bleeding event and that risk does increase as adults age.”
However, if you are between the ages of 40 and 59 years old, the task force advises that you ask your provider whether you’re at higher risk for having a first stroke or heart attack and if taking aspirin would be right for you.
Source: https://www.verywellhealth.com/uspstf-advises-against-daily-aspirin-5270564
