I totally agree with Ed.
Like Ed, I have about 10 stents, I've quit counting, also had bypass heart surgery, and also have a pacemaker.
One year after my bypass surgery, I was feeling wonderful, exercising at age 72 with weights and cardio, and insisted I quit Plavix. Within six months, my bypass veins failed because of blood clots, and I went into CHF in a New York Minute. I stayed on 325 aspirin, but was tired of the bruising and other inconveniences of Plavix.