Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies in patients taking aspirin for cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-280

  Carmignani, Luca ^a   Picozzi, Stefano ^a   Bozzini, Giorgio ^a   Negri, Ercole ^a   Ricci, Cristian ^b   Gaeta, Maddalena ^c   Pavesi, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Biopsy; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial infarction; Prostate; Prostate cancer; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMBASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATURIA; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PROSTATE BIOPSY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ASPIRIN; BIOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEMATURIA; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PROSTATE; PUBMED; RECTUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 81955161902     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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