2007-11-16 00:32:24 · 4 answers · asked by acems63 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Aspirin thins the blood, thus decreasing the possibility of heart attack and strokes.
2007-11-16 00:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Summer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aspirin works by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes. The thromboxanes are involved in allowing blood to clot correctly. So aspirin slows the clotting of blood.
Since one kind of stroke is caused when bleeding occurs into the brain tissue, aspirin increases the frequency of this.
2007-11-16 08:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just speaking off the top of my head:
Aspirin has two major effects in relation to the cardiovascular system:
It increases the plasma volume, by it water retaining effects on the kidney, therefore increases the work load on the heart, and tends slightly to increase the blood pressure.
The anticoagulant action tends to prevent clots from forming therefore prevents strokes due to a clot, BUT if a stroke was due to a busted blood vessel then it would increase the damage of the stroke by increased intercranial bleeding.
2007-11-16 09:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
on the onset of symptoms have hlaf asprin quickly - its been proved to help in cases of heart attacks and i suspect strokes by thinning blood
2007-11-16 08:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋