When it comes to understanding how you can help prevent heartdisease and whether aspirin should be a part of your plan, it’s important to talk to your health care provider about these 5 things.
protect themselves from a first cardiovascular event or another heart attack or ischemic stroke . Aspirin is one thing you can do to help control your risks.
When it comes to taking aspirin for either primary or secondary prevention, having a conversation with a health care professional is key. New guidelines around primary prevention have caused some confusion about the use of aspirin to prevent CVD events, like heart attacks and ischemic strokes. In the United States, aspirin is approved to be used by people who have known cardiovascular disease and are trying to prevent another cardiovascular event.
When it comes to understanding how you can help prevent CVD, focus on these asking questions in these five key areas with a health care professional:What are my personal risk factors for a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or ischemic stroke?2. Screening tests3. Your numbersKnowing your numbers and what they mean can help you understand what lifestyle changes and medications you might need to prevent CVD.
Certain behaviors, like inactivity, stress, overweight or obesity and smoking can all contribute to CVD. Questions you can address with a health care professional include:What changes to my diet and exercise should I be making?A health care professional may prescribe or recommend medications to help control certain risk factors. Taking an aspirin regimen, as directed by a health care professional, may also be an appropriate choice.
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