I'm not a doctor either, just a postgrad pre-med student with a heart problem (so I read a lot about the heart). I know just enough to be dangerous, but I do kn

I'm not a doctor either, just a postgrad pre-med student with a heart problem (so I read a lot about the heart). I know just enough to be dangerous, but I do know you're right about the two types of stroke and the benefit of aspirin in preventing ischemic strokes (clots). And until recently, daily aspirin was recommended for that, even for people with no history of heart disease. But AIUI, now the American Heart Association (2019) [1], U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (2022) [2], and the European Society of Cardiology (2019) [3] all say that for people with no history of cardiovascular disease, daily aspirin has little to no net benefit in younger patients and increases mortality in older patients. Of course, the possibility of preventing metastasis adds another benefit, and may tip the balance back in favor of aspirin therapy. 1: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000678 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000678 2: https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2022/04/27/20/41/new-uspstf-recommendation-on-aspirin-in-cvd https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2022/04/27... 3: https://www.escardio.org/static-file/Escardio/Guidelines/Publications/ANGINA/Q&A%20CCS%20Guidelines_23-10-19%20for%20web.pdf https://www.escardio.org/static-file/Escardio/Guidelines/Pub...