Supratherapeutic anticoagulation at presentation is associated with reduced mortality in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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Supratherapeutic anticoagulation at presentation is associated with reduced mortality in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage
INTRODUCTION Warfarin is a widely used and easily reversible anticoagulant. Although bleeding is more likely in warfarin users, it may also be more readily treated. This retrospective observational case-control study compares the outcome of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in warfarin users with a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) and outcome in non - warf...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy International Open
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2196-9736
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377287