Medicine Xagena Medicine Bypass surgery, Aspirin associated with lower mortality, but doesn’t raise bleeding risk A study by Mayo Clinic researchers provides further evidence of Aspirin’s benefits for patients with heart disease and suggests they should continue taking it even in the days before heart bypass surgery. The study is published in Circulation. “Aspirin reduces clotting of the blood, so it can help prevent a heart attack or stroke by making it less likely a clot will form and block an already narrowed artery,” explains R. Scott Wright, at Mayo Clinic, who led the study. “ However, many surgeons who are concerned about excessive bleeding due to inadequate clotting have advised their patients to stop taking Aspirin in the days before their operation. We designed this study to provide guidance on whether continuing aspirin therapy

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