Popping Aspirin Pill at Bedtime May Cut Morning Heart Attacks

Popping an aspirin pill at bed time may cut down the risk of heart attacks in the morning. This finding was brought forward by a new study conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA).

The platelet activity is likely to be greater in the morning time; aspirin aids in depleting the bedtime platelet activity and cuts the risks of heart attacks in the morning.

Reports say that aspirin is consumed by millions of Britons to keep blood clots away and to maintain their blood thickness to cut the risk of heart attacks. People more susceptible to heart illnesses are advised to have low doses of aspirin with their doctor's consent.

The researchers conducted a clinical trial called Aspirin in Reduction of Tension on 290 patients who were given 100 mg of aspirin at bed time or after waking up. The participants were given the aspirin doses over a span of 3 months. The platelet activity and blood pressure of the participants was assessed after each month.

No drop in the blood pressure of the participants was observed, but there was a decrease of 22 units (aspirin reaction units) in the bedtime platelet activity.

"Because higher platelet activity contributes to a higher risk of acute heart events, this simple intervention - switching aspirin intake from morning to bedtime - could be beneficial for the millions of patients with heart disease who take aspirin on a daily basis," said Tobias Bonten, M.D., Ph.D student at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, according to a news release.

About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. annually, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The medicine present in aspirin gets transported to the artery plaque with the help of nano-particles present in the pills.  The AHA also claims that younger Hispanic women are more prone to die from a heart attack. Sedentary elderly people are recommended to exercise moderately, as it will cut their risk of heart ailments.