Journal article
Major Gastrointestinal Bleeding Often Is Caused by Occult Malignancy in Patients Receiving Warfarin or Dabigatran to Prevent Stroke and Systemic Embolism From Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients receiving anticoagulation agents can be caused by occult malignancies. We investigated the proportions and features of major GI bleeding (MGIB) events related to occult GI cancers in patients receiving anticoagulation therapy.
METHODS: We analyzed data from the Randomized Evaluation of Long Term Anticoagulant Therapy study (conducted between December 2005 and March 2009 in 951 …
Authors
Flack KF; Desai J; Kolb JM; Chatterjee P; Wallentin LC; Ezekowitz M; Yusuf S; Connolly S; Reilly P; Brueckmann M
Journal
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 682–690
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.cgh.2016.10.011
ISSN
1542-3565