Open AccessSafety of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy within 30 Days of Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Canadian Tertiary Centre
Author(s) -
Fahad Al-Ebrahim,
Khurram J. Khan,
Waleed Alhazzani,
Ahmed Alnemer,
Abdullah Alzahrani,
John K. Marshall,
David Armstrong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2012/841792
Subject(s) - esophagogastroduodenoscopy , medicine , myocardial infarction , retrospective cohort study , tertiary care , cohort study , endoscopy
Patients who experience myocardial infarction (MI) are at risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding complications. Endoscopic evaluation may lead to cardiopulmonary complications. Guidelines and studies regarding the safety of endoscopy in this population are limited.
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