Aspirin kills. That is the news headline blasted around the world this week. [Daily Mail June 14, 2017] This fact was already known but it appears disease classification errors were hiding 38% of the aspirin-induced brain hemorrhages and gastric bleeding episodes from reviewers (were they intentionally covering this up?). For senior adults over age 75 the risk of an aspirin-related death or disabling bleeding event is as likely as the stroke prevention it promises!
Super-seniors are at the greatest risk. The risk for major bleeding or fatal events associated with aspirin use was 0.5 percent in under-65s, rising to 1.5 percent for those aged 75-84 and nearly 4.1 percent for over-85s. [The Lancet June 13, 2017]
The risk of disability emanating from an aspirin-induced hemorrhage in the brain increases 12.8 times for those who are over age 75 compared to those who are under age 75. Among aspirin users over age 75, ~9% will experience a disabling or fatal gastric bleeding event!
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Roughly 40-66% of adults over age 75 years old in the USA and Europe take a daily aspirin tablet or other anti-blood clotting drugs. There are 64 million people living in the United Kingdom. [UK Population Clock] with ~5 million over the age of 75. The U.S. is ~5 times the population of the UK, with a population of 325 million [US Pop Clock] with ~19 million over age 75. [Census.gov] So, the U.S. has 3.8 times more seniors age 75 and over and those 3000 estimated aspirin-related deaths in the UK would translate to 11,400 needless deaths per year on this side of the Atlantic.
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