{"title":"Endovascular interventional treatment of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding after dual antiplatelet therapy: A case report","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.radcr.2024.08.131","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dual antiplatelet therapy is commonly used to treat or prevent thromboembolic events in patients with deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, atrial fibrillation, in patients after coronary artery stenting, cerebral artery stenting or artificial heart valves, etc. Although they significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality from thromboembolic events, dual antiplatelet therapy is associated with the risk of bleeding, which can be life-threatening. Gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most common and dangerous events when using dual antiplatelet therapy for a long time. According to studies, nearly half of the major bleeding cases related to dual antiplatelet therapy arise from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We report the case of a 74-year-old female patient with lower gastrointestinal bleeding after using dual antiplatelet therapy that was successfully treated endovascularly with a coil.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53472,"journal":{"name":"Radiology Case Reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324009142/pdfft?md5=6f31676478fe072b84b3430c7ae2a2fa&pid=1-s2.0-S1930043324009142-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Radiology Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043324009142","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Dual antiplatelet therapy is commonly used to treat or prevent thromboembolic events in patients with deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, atrial fibrillation, in patients after coronary artery stenting, cerebral artery stenting or artificial heart valves, etc. Although they significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality from thromboembolic events, dual antiplatelet therapy is associated with the risk of bleeding, which can be life-threatening. Gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most common and dangerous events when using dual antiplatelet therapy for a long time. According to studies, nearly half of the major bleeding cases related to dual antiplatelet therapy arise from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We report the case of a 74-year-old female patient with lower gastrointestinal bleeding after using dual antiplatelet therapy that was successfully treated endovascularly with a coil.
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The content of this journal is exclusively case reports that feature diagnostic imaging. Categories in which case reports can be placed include the musculoskeletal system, spine, central nervous system, head and neck, cardiovascular, chest, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, multisystem, pediatric, emergency, women''s imaging, oncologic, normal variants, medical devices, foreign bodies, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, ultrasonography, imaging artifacts, forensic, anthropological, and medical-legal. Articles must be well-documented and include a review of the appropriate literature.