Aspirin Resources
Aspirin Therapy Recommendations
- Recommend aspirin for women aged 55 to 79 to reduce risk for ischemic stroke when benefits outweigh risks for gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke.
- Recommend aspirin for men aged 45 to 79 to a reduce risk for myocardial infarctions when benefits outweigh risks for gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke.
- Doses of 75–160 mg per day are as effective as higher doses.
The complete US Preventive Service Task Force guidelines are available here.
Aspirin Education Materials
- For Men: Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks (Partnership for Health, AHRQ)
- For Women: Taking Aspirin to Prevent Strokes (Partnership for Health, AHRQ)
- Clinician Fact Sheet: Using Aspiring (Partnership for Health, AHRQ)
- Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke (FDA)
- Talk to Your Doctor About Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Strokes Bookmarks (Oklahoma State Department of Health)
- Aspirin, Heart Disease and Stroke (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association)
Community Aspirin Resources
- Community-Based Intervention to Increase Appropriate Use of Low-Dose Aspirin-Stephens County Pilot
- Aspirin Therapy Awareness in Stephens County
- Increasing Aspirin Use Among Persons At Risk For Cardiovascular Events In Oklahoma (Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, Mallonee; Daniels; Mold & Cline)
- Aspirin Foundation (sponsored by Bayer HealthCare AG)