New aspirin type substance to fight a safer battle with heart disease
March 20, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A new group of aspirin type substances have been developed in Italy. Physicians know that a low daily dose of aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some, but we also know that aspirin causes an upset belly as well. A safer form of aspirin is needed and that is exactly what these researchers have set out to accomplish.
In the new study, Alberto Gasco and colleagues designed a new form of aspirin by attaching a special chemical structure — called a nitrooxy-acyl group — that allows the drug to resist breakdown by stomach acidity while promoting its absorption by the blood.
The results were positive among the mice that were used. Time will tell, but I am in hopes for this to pan out!
