Stop popping Aspirin at the drop of a hat. Sincerely, your heart

According to new research, consuming aspirin is associated with a 26 percent increased risk of heart failure. The findings of this research were published in the ESC Heart Failure Journal.

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The analysis included 30,827 individuals (average age 67) who were at risk of developing heart failure. The investigators studied aspirin use and incidence of heart failure after adjusting for gender, age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol use, blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

At baseline, 7,698 participants (25 percent) were taking aspirin. Throughout the follow-up period, 1,330 participants developed heart failure.

As per the findings, among individuals with at least one risk factor for heart failure, those taking aspirin were more likely to develop the condition than those not using the medication.

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