Should Senior Citizens Take Aspirin Daily to Prevent Heart Attacks or Strokes?

More than one-half of Americans age 45 to 75 years take aspirin daily to prevent a stroke or a heart attack.1 Nearly half of US adults 75 years and older take daily aspirin even though they do not have a history of stroke or heart attack; they take it for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.2 Half of these individuals had discussed this with a physician.1 IS this a good or a bad idea? And how did the controversy surrounding the use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease get started?
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research