Avoid enteric aspirin for heart benefits

If you take aspirin for heart health, don’t take enteric aspirin.

A new study by Duke University found that aspirin coated with a material designed to avoid irritation in the stomach lining (enteric aspirin) did not reduce clotting at all.

Modified-release type aspirin did the best job of protecting patients from clotting. Normal aspirin also did well. But the effects of enteric aspirin were undetectable.

Consult your doctor before making any changes to your medication. This is only one study; there are many others with different results.