Dr. Eric Alter, Cardiologist, Hartford HealthCare's Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center talks about the new aspirin guidelines and what led up to this. Essentially what has been learned through years of research is that preventative aspirin may offer some benefit to your health in preventing a first heart attack or stroke and can be outweighed by the risk primarily of bleeding. These new guidelines apply to those who have not had a prior heart attack or stroke. | Hartford