title: Ask the doctor.  My doctor recently advised me to start taking an 81-mg aspirin once a day.  I am physically active 62-year-old and have been a vegetarian-mostly vegan-for 35 years.  My BMI is less than 24, my HDL is over 70, and my Framingham risk score is 8%.  My only problems are systolic blood pressure in the 130s and an occasional episode of arrhythmia.  I'd really rather not take aspirin.  Am I being foolish  in questioning my doctor's advice?
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin