Predictive and Protective Factors Associated With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case-Control Study

Abstract

UGI bleeding after PCI is relatively common and associated with increased mortality. Those undergoing PCI for acute myocardial infarction or in the presence hemodynamic instability are at highest risk. Proton pump inhibition following PCI may reduce the bleeding risk, though when UGI bleeding occurs, therapeutic endoscopy is safe.