How should I treat a patient with life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding early after coronary drug-eluting stent implantation?

• Published in: EuroIntervention Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. 880 - 884
• Main Authors: Fabbiocchi, Franco, Pirondini, Margherita, Trabattoni, Daniela, Ferrari, Cristina, Bartorelli, Antonio L, De Franchis, Roberto, Kaplan, Aaron V, Jayne, John E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Coronary Angiography; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug-Eluting Stents; Humans; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

A 68-year-old man was referred for stable angina pectoris and a large apical perfusion defect on stress myocardial scintigraphy. Medical history included chronic oral anticoagulation with warfarin due to longstanding atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. Cor...