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Upper gastrointestinal bleed in a post menopausal woman due to combination of high first dose aspirin and clopidogrel prescribed for acute coronary syndrome.

Authors :
Tandon VR
Maqbool R
Kahkashan I
Sharma R
Khajuria V
Gillani Z
Source :
Journal of mid-life health [J Midlife Health] 2015 Jul-Sep; Vol. 6 (3), pp. 129-31.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Combination of aspirin, clopidogrel and enoxaparin remains the standard treatment for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) but is known to increase the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB). We hereby report an unusual case of gastrointestinal bleed (GIB) as it resulted inspite of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prophylaxis within the second day of treatment in a post-menopausal woman (PMW) with high first dose of aspirin clopidogrel dual combination in a patient of ACS.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0976-7800
Volume :
6
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of mid-life health
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
26538991
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.165595