Predictors and consequences of postdischarge gastrointestinal bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention

ConclusionIn this large cohort of real ‐world patients after PCI, postdischarge GIB was not significantly associated with MACCE up to 2 years of follow‐up but lead to an increase in DAPT cessation, and DAPT cessation was strongly associated with 2‐year mortality.

Source: Cardiovascular Therapeutics - September 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pei Zhu, Xiaofang Tang, Jingjing Xu, Ying Song, Ru Liu, Yin Zhang, Lijian Gao, Zhan Gao, Jue Chen, Yuejin Yang, Runlin Gao, Bo Xu, Jinqing Yuan Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research