“But my doctor told me…” –
July 23, 2019 – Nearly seven million of them take aspirin without a doctor’s recommendations. Dr. Evelina Grayver is a cardiologist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. She says patients should talk to their doctors before making any changes. “The study showed there were people taking the drug that had an increased risk of bleeding that does occur,” says Grayver. “But there’s the other side, the side of the patients that have such high-risk factors or have truly proven heart disease with coronary stents that should never ever stop aspirin.” The Harvard study does say you should still take aspirin if you have a history of heart disease. Doctors say healthy eating and exercise are always good ways to reduce your chance of a heart attack.
