NSAIDS may boost bleeding risk after heart attack

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - For people taking drugs to prevent blood clots after a heart attack, adding pain relievers like ibuprofen may lead to bleeding, stroke or another heart attack, according to a new study. Anyone who has had a heart attack should be prescribed both aspirin and clopidogrel, blood thinners that make platelets less sticky and reduce the risk of clots and a second heart attack, said lead author Dr. Anne-Marie Schjerning Olsen, of Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark. NSAID (pronounced “ensaid”) stands for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and according to Olsen’s results, adding an NSAID to the mix is dangerous.



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