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It helps keep the blood a little bit on the thinner side. In patients with high triglycerides, high body fat, high blood pressure, cigarette smokers, or other risk factors, the blood is thicker and stickier. As it passes through blood vessels, the blood can stick to areas blocked by effects of high triglycerides. When thick blood meets resistance in blood vessels, it can create a blood clot. Then, the blood clot can break off, become an embolism, and travel to the heart, lungs, or brain. So, a low-dose 81mg "baby aspirin" once a day helps to thin the blood and thus, prevent heart attacks that could come otherwise result.

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