Korean J Gastroenterol.  2011 Apr;57(4):205-206. 10.4166/kjg.2011.57.4.205.

Does Combination Therapy of Aspirin Plus Antiplatelet Therapy Increase the Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage?

• Kim JH

• KMID: 1718399
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2011.57.4.205

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aspirin/*adverse effects/therapeutic use
Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control
Drug Therapy, Combination
Drug-Eluting Stents
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/*chemically induced/mortality/prevention & control
Humans
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/*adverse effects/therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Ticlopidine/analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use

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