Mortality rates and hemorrhagic complications in asian-pacific islanders during treatment of acute myocardial infarction.
The management of acute myocardial infarction balances the benefits of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies against the risk for hemorrhage. The investigators report that Asian-Pacific islanders and patients with renal insufficiency have an increased rate of bleeding complications with hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction.
Kuo
Philip I
PI
Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. pkuo@hawaii.edu
Severino
Richard
R
Pashkow
Frederic J
FJ
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001208:Asia; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D010139:Pacific Islands; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors