<p>For the first time, new data shows that an aspirin-free regimen can improve outcomes for people living with a heart pump by reducing hospitalizations without increasing the risk of blood clots, according to the ARIES-HM3 study. The trial was the first international, placebo-controlled randomized study to assess whether the absence of aspirin is safe and decreases bleeding in people with a left ventricular assist device, known as an LVAD, or heart pump, to treat advanced heart failure.</p>