Should I take an aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack? Probably yes if you have heart disease, maybe not if you don’t…

In a stunning study from Japan, the common advice to “just take a baby aspirin every day” to prevent a heart attack may not apply to people who are not yet know to have heart disease. If you question whether aspirin is right for you, call for an appointment or click here for more information.

I had a stent placed several years ago: Do I need to keep taking aspirin AND Plavix beyond one year?

For years many cardiologists disagreed on when one of the two anti-platelet drugs prescribed after stent placement could be stopped. Four separate studies arrived at a similar answer: It depends on the patient! For more information, click here.