Upper gastrointestinal lesions in patients receiving clopidogrel anti-platelet therapy

Upper gastrointestinal lesions in patients receiving clopidogrel anti-platelet therapy

Clopidogrel is associated with a high incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in high-risk patients. However, the characteristic upper gastrointestinal lesions in symptomatic clopidogrel users remain unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate the characteristics of endoscopic findings...

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Main Authors: Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Kwok-Hung Lai, Ping-I. Hsu, Chiun-Ku Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan, Hsien-Chung Yu, Huay-Min Wang, Kung-Hung Lin, Kai-Ming Wang, Shiuh-Nan Chang, Chun-Peng Liu, Shin-Hung Hsiao, Hung-Ru Huang, Ching-Huang Lin, Feng-Woei Tsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
aspirin
clopidogrel
Helicobacter pylori
peptic ulcer
erosion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612000927

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