Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more ...

There is increased risk for major gastrointestinal bleeding with edoxaban vs VKA therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation following TAVR.

Cite this: A Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to a Small Bowel Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Detected by Magnetic Resonance Enterography - Medscape - Nov 18, 2008.

Currently hospitalized patients (dubbed "inpatients") with upper GI bleeding showed a significantly higher mortality rate at 6 weeks than patients hospitalized for GI bleeding alone (dubbed ...

Analyses of bleeding types showed a higher rate of upper GI bleeding (1 event vs. 0.3 event per 100 person-years; HR = 3.75; 1.31-10.71) with rivaroxaban than dabigatran.

1. Upper GI Bleeding Bleeding in your upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as your esophagus, stomach, or the first part of your small intestine, may cause your poop to look black. As the blood ...

Those with stage 5 CKD had a 40% higher chance of being hospitalized with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding than patients without CKD (aOR 1.4, 95% CI 1.3-1.4, P <0.001), reported Mingyue He, MD, of ...

For example, because the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding is significantly elevated when SSRIs are used together with NSAIDs like Motrin, doctors should exercise caution and consider alternative ...