According to experts, men and women of certain age can prevent heart attack by taking aspirin daily.

Researchers from Nottingham and Sheffield universities analyzed data on more than 12,000 patients and they found aspirin proved beneficial for men aged 48 and above and women aged 57 and above.

Usually, blood vessel blockage because of some clot causes heart attacks and aspirin helps to avoid the formation of these blood clots.

The British Heart Foundation says that further research is required before the recommendation of “blanket prescribing”

In the current recommendations, a GP can prescribe the drug if someone has already suffered a stroke or heart attack. Similarly, it can be prescribed if some other factors like high blood pressure put a patient in the risk of having heart attack or stroke.

The analysis shows that patients aged 30 to75 (age of 47 in men and 58 in women) have a 10% worth treating risk of their 10-year coronary heart disease.

The researchers concluded that some patients were at a risk of dangerous side effects if they had condition like stomach ulcer, but the benefits of the drug outweighed that disadvantages.

But these results can’t be applied to patients with diabetes or high risk of bleeding, the researchers added.