18 May 2009
Aspirin is long known to be beneficial for people suffering from heart attacks or those who are on the verge of getting an attack. However what was not known was that which type of aspirin could prove to be the most helpful under such circumstances. Now this question has been answered by a research team led by Dr. Sean Nordt from the University of California, San Diego.
It was observed that the chewable aspirin seemed to reveal a relatively higher and quicker absorption as compared to the regular aspirin. This differentiation was irrespective of the mode in which the regular aspirin was consumed - either swallowed or chewed. It was revealed that chewable aspirin was the fastest way of achieving a blood thinning effect of aspirin in the blood stream of the patient experiencing a heart attack.
These findings could potentially lead to an improvement in the treatment provided to such patients.
The study, “Comparison Of Three Aspirin Formulations,” has been presented at the Cardiovascular forum at the 2009 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting at the Sheraton New Orleans.