Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with aspirin and clopidogrel co-therapy

Digestion

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Ng, Fook Hong ^a   Lam, Kwok Fai ^b   Wong, Siu Yin ^a   Chang, Chee My ^a   Lau, Yuk Kong ^a   Yuen, Wai Cheung ^a   Chu, Wai Ming ^a   Wong, Benjamin C Y ^b  

^a RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Clopidogrel; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Ischemic heart disease; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; CORONARY DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; ODDS RATIO; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 50149107595     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000141264     Document Type: Article

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