\A cardiologist warns: these 5 medications increase the risk of heart attack and stroke in older people

  • salt and increase potassium intake through fresh vegetables.

5. Anticoagulants: the risk of fatal hemorrhage and calcification

Anticoagulants (warfarin, rivaroxaban, apixaban, dabigatran) are prescribed to prevent strokes, but they kill more elderly people through fatal bleeding than they save from clots. In people over 60, blood vessels are more fragile. The artificial interference of these medications transforms even the slightest minor injury into a catastrophic hemorrhage.

Newer anticoagulants lack an effective antidote: in the event of bleeding, it is impossible to quickly reverse their effects. They often cause silent gastrointestinal