Common Medication Can Raise Heart Attack Risk Up to 21 Percent, Research Shows

Someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To stave off the possibility, you might take medications like Aspirin, which are thought to reduce your chances of experiencing a cardiovascular event. But other medications could raise the risk of a heart attack in some individuals. In fact, research shows that one commonly prescribed medication can increase your risk of having a heart attack by up to 21 percent.

Proton pump inhibitors can raise heart attack risk by up to 21 percent.

A study published in the journal PLOS One highlighted the link between commonly prescribed antacid drugs and heart attacks.

Researchers from Houston Methodist and Stanford University examined health documents for nearly 3 million pati