Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Increases With Combinations of Antithrombotic Agents and Patient Age
Abraham NS, Noseworthy PA, Inselman J, Herrin J, Yao X, Sangaralingham LR, Cornish G, Ngufor C, Shah ND. Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Increases With Combinations of Antithrombotic Agents and Patient Age. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 337-346.e19. PMID: 31108228, PMCID: PMC7386161, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingAntiplatelet monotherapyGIB riskAntiplatelet agentsRisk of GIBCombination antithrombotic therapyDifferent antithrombotic regimensDifferent antithrombotic strategiesDrug exposure categoriesProportion of patientsNationwide claims dataMedicare Advantage enrolleesAntithrombotic regimensBleeding increasesAntithrombotic therapyAntithrombotic strategiesElderly patientsCombination regimensPatient ageCombination therapyPrimary diagnosisAntithrombotic drugsAntithrombotic agentsCardiovascular conditionsRetrospective analysis