Daily aspirin therapy is often recommended to patients who’ve had a heart attack or are at risk of having a heart attack. Even though one may think of it as a pain reliever, Aspirin actually has unique properties that prevent platelets from forming a clot within open blood vessels or wounds.
Platelets are essential for preventing blood loss in the case of serious injuries, but for patients with atherosclerosis, or fatty deposits in the arteries, this process can be incredibly dangerous. Therefore, many cardiologists will prescribe a daily aspirin regimen to patients at risk of...
Read More 
