Wednesday, March 11, 2009

An Aspirin a day..


Why do some doctors recommend heart patients take one tablet of ASA a day?


5 comments:

lucas said...

It is good to take an Aspirin because it thins out your blood which makes it easyier for the heart to work...and it also prvents heart attacks and clogged arteries.

lucas said...

it's good to take one apspirin a day because it thins out your bloody and helps clogged arteries and prevents heart attacks.

Amber

lucas said...

it is good for you to take one asprin a day because the aspirin thins your blood, which makes it alot easier for your heart to pump the blood. it also helps to prevent heart attacks and clogged arteries.


Nicholas

lucas said...

it is important to take an aspirin a day if you got a bad heart because it thins your blood, this is good for people who has heart conditions because when your blood is thinned out your heart doesnt have to pump half as hard to get the blood through. when you got a bad heart you need as less stress on your heart as possible. it also helps to prevent clogged arteries

heidi

Mrs. Coates said...

Great researching guys! An aspirin contains the chemical acteylsalicylic acid (ASA). This component of Aspirin brand tablets is beneficial to heart patients since it helps to thin the blood. You should note, however, that ASA also prevents platelets from clotting and therefore prevents the blocking of arteries during a heart attack. Overall, the heart of an at-risk patient would not have to pump as hard when the blood is thinned and arteries are not clogged.
I would encourage you to elaborate further on your answers in the future. Keep up the good work!