Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with low-dose aspirin and anti-thrombotic drugs - a 6-year analysis and comparison with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with low-dose aspirin and anti-thrombotic drugs - a 6-year analysis and comparison with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02560.x
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发表时间:
2005-08-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Blatchford, O
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作者:
Taha, AS;Angerson, WJ;Blatchford, O
Background: Low-dose aspirin and other anti-thrombotic therapy has been increasingly used for vascular protection.Aim: To assess the possibility that the incidence of upper gastrointestinal blood loss has changed in subjects using these agents in comparison with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.Methods: We studied the characteristics of all patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage and attending a single hospital at 3 points over a 6-year period: 1996 (n = 204), 1999 (n = 224) and in 2002 (n = 252).Results: The incidence of haemorrhage in subjects taking low-dose aspirin rose from 15 per 100 000 of the population per annum in 1996, to 18 in 1999 and 27 in 2002 (P = 0.004). The respective incidence in subjects taking other anti-thrombotic drugs was 4, 8, and 12 (P < 0.001). No significant change was detected in non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug users. However, acute myocardial infarction mortality was 216 per 100 000 in 1996, 221 in 1999 and fell to 169 in 2002 (P < 0.001).Conclusions: The incidence of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in users of low-dose aspirin and other anti-thrombotic drugs has been steadily rising. This has been paralleled by a fall in cardiac mortality.