Polypharmacy and Bleeding Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

CONCLUSIONS: In a real-world population of patients undergoing PCI, approximately 90% were on ≥5 medications. Increasing number of medications was associated with a higher adjusted risk for major bleeding, but not ischemic events.PMID:37722886 | DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-23-0558

Source: Circulation Journal - September 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ko Yamamoto Takeshi Morimoto Masahiro Natsuaki Hiroki Shiomi Neiko Ozasa Hiroki Sakamoto Yasuaki Takeji Takenori Domei Takeshi Tada Ryoji Taniguchi Takashi Uegaito Miho Yamada Teruki Takeda Hiroshi Eizawa Satoru Suwa Manabu Shirotani Toshihiro Tamura Mori Source Type: research