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@tct I was surprised to learn 50% of all people eventually get Afib. Age, as usual, increases the likelihood of the condition.
Why the aspirin? Within about the last 5 years or so, the advice is for only people with risk factors for atherosclerosis to take daily aspirin. Some examples would be prior heart attacks, strokes, including TIA’s, and any cardiovascular blockages.
The reason the advice was changed was because aspirin, as a blood thinner, was causing too much potential for stomach bleeding via ulcers caused by aspirin.
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What my Mayo Jacksonville PCP said the taking of aspirin now was specifically to the individual versus just a standard precautionary take recommendation.
I know for me we discussed my heart failure, ICD/Pacemaker and my on/off PVCs, PACs, and non sustained AFIB and VFIB. We felt for me would be for me to take. At that point though I was taking two a day. 81 mg in morning and one at night. Why, because stupid me told myself that if one 81 mg was good then another one would be even better. Not the case and can cause stomach issues.
The biggest concern by cardiologists about AFIB is that is can lead to blood clots and of course the possibility of having a stroke caused by one. So blood thinners for those with ongoing AFIB is ongoing treatment.
I think the reason aspirin is recommended so much as a starting point is that it is OTC. However I do take a prescription aspirin. I was prescribed because had a better coating on it and would not be do caustic to stomach. I did have an endoscopy and it showed some issues that the surgeon said most like from long term usage of aspirin. Thus I got the prescription for aspirin.