Risk factors associated with gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cardiovascular disease (INTERBLEED): a case control study

AIMS: This study aimed to identify and quantify the importance of risk factors for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients with CV disease. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study in 9 countries in Asia, America, Europe, and Australia. Cases were patients with CV disease with GI bleeding. Controls were patients with CV without a history of GI bleeding. All participants completed a baseline standardized assessment. We calculated adjusted …