Science News | Aspirin Use Linked with Increased Risk of Heart Failure: Study - LatestLY

Brussels [Belgium], November 28 (ANI): Other than factors such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, taking aspirin is associated with a 26 per cent increased risk of heart failure, as per a recent study.

Taking aspirin was independently associated with a 26 per cent raised risk of a new heart failure diagnosis.To check the consistency of the results, the researchers repeated the analysis after matching aspirin users and non-users for heart failure risk factors.

In this matched analysis, aspirin was associated with a 26 per cent raised risk of a new heart failure diagnosis.

In 22,690 participants (74 per cent) free of cardiovascular disease, aspirin use was associated with a 27 per cent increased risk of incident heart failure.

Dr Mujaj said, "This was the first large study to investigate the relationship between aspirin use and incident heart failure in individuals with and without heart disease and at least one risk factor.