Why Choose Safety-Coated Ecotrin^®?

Ecotrin and Your Heart

Daily aspirin therapy can help reduce the risks of heart attack and stroke. Learn how daily aspirin therapy may play a role in reducing the risk of heart attack and always talk to your doctor before initiating aspirin therapy.

It seems that almost every day we’re reading a newspaper article about a new study touting the benefits of aspirin therapy for heart health. But how are aspirin and heart attacks related? How does aspirin therapy work to prevent a heart attack or reduce heart disease risks? Aspirin can help keep your blood flowing by reducing the clumping of platelets, thus helping to prevent a heart attack. See the illustration for a complete picture. As always talk to your doctor first before starting a new heart health regimen.

The aspirin in Ecotrin interferes with your blood's clotting action by reducing the clumping of platelets. When it does this, aspirin may help to prevent or reduce a clot from forming in arteries that have been narrowed. That, in turn, can help keep your blood flowing and your heart healthy.