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Herodotus38
Great to see an example of concrete evidence that physicians made changes when the evidence showed a change was needed.
OutOfHere
Low-dode aspirin wrecks the stomach or small intestine anyway in many individuals, irrespective of its form. This strikes a lot sooner than internal bleeding. Both the chewable and the enteric-coated forms cause this injury at separate locations.
clumsysmurf
Its probably best to talk to your doctor about a CAC score. I don't know if its possible to tell stable vs unstable plaque yet, but a higher CAC score may benefit from aspirin.
red-iron-pine
guessing ozympic, statins, and stomach staples + pretty reliable stats about causing internal bleeding
vlod
Regarding bleeding risks.

Is this due to the stomach being empty? Does taking it at the end of a large meal better?

robocat
US study. From link:

  Patients with conditions that would indicate aspirin use for secondary prevention (such as coronary artery disease, prior stroke, or peripheral artery disease) as well as those for whom aspirin was contraindicated due to allergy or pregnancy were excluded.
So they excluded "coronary artery disease, prior stroke, or peripheral artery disease" which covers most people that might be prescribed aspirin? Who's left?