Older people who take daily low-dose aspirin have at 20% higher risk of developing anemia even without having already had a major bleeding event, according to results from a new randomized controlled trial.
in 2021 found that in about one third of anemia cases, the etiology was not clear.
The incidence of anemia was 51 events per 1000 person-years in the aspirin group compared to 43 events per 1000 person-years in the placebo group, according to the researchers. The estimated probability of experiencing anemia within 5 years was 23.5% in the aspirin group and 20.3% in the placebo group. Aspirin therapy resulted in a 20% increase in the risk for anemia .
Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD, supervisory medical officer at the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, said the findings should encourage clinicians to pay closer attention to hemoglobin levels and have conversations with patients to discuss their need for taking aspirin.
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