2 Major Medicine Discoveries About Your Heart Attack Risk

The statistics speak for themselves: On average, an American dies from cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds, reports the American Heart Association (AHA). Furthermore, the AHA observed a nearly 29 percent increase in stroke-related deaths between 2012 and 2022. Drugs like aspirin and beta-blockers are two of the most common treatments for heart attack patients—but new research says these medications could actually be increasing your cardiovascular risk.

Researchers might have found a safer aspirin alternative for heart attack patients.

A new meta-analysis published in the journal The Lancet is challenging the long-held belief that aspirin is the most suitable medication for treating established coronary artery disease. Rather, researchers claim that clopidogrel is a more effective alt