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Not sure if I understand you correctly, but what anti-inflammatory medications except for aspirin are you talking about? To my knowledge, NSAIDs such as ibuprof
by widerporst 9y ago
Not sure if I understand you correctly, but what anti-inflammatory medications except for aspirin are you talking about? To my knowledge, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or naproxen actually promote platelet aggregation and therefore increase the risk of cardiovascular events.
- 35bge57dtjku 9y agoCan you cite that? Doctors recommend it for blood thinning/interfering with clotting, a half dose/baby aspirin/80mg.
- widerporst 9y agoI'm not a medical professional, so I'm unsure about the details. Aspirin is, to my knowledge, the only NSAID that works as an anticoagulant due to some mechanism other than affecting prostaglandins and is therefore recommended by doctors. Other NSAIDs, however, consistently increase the risk of MI, for instance: http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1909 http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1909