Aspirin and heart disease
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Mayo Clinic - Aspirin not a joke!
Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is
lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of
the American College of Cardiology.
Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M.
and noon, Somers said. Having one during the night, when the heart
should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened.
Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that
sleep apnea is to blame.
1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take
it at night. The reason: aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life" therefore,
if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the
aspirin would be strongest in your system.
2. FYI, aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest
for years, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). Please read on.
Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the
tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.
Why keep aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks:
There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the
left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as
well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also
occur less frequently. Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during
a heart attack.
The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during
their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the
chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth
and swallow them with a bit of water.
Afterwards:
- call 911
- phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by
- say "heart attack!"
- say that you have taken 2 aspirins.
- take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door,
and wait for their arrival and...
- do NOT lie down.
A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving
this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life can be saved!
I have already shared the information- - What about you?
Do forward this message; it may save lives!
