title: How should I treat a patient with life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding early after coronary drug-eluting stent implantation?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  Coronary angiography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Severe stenosis of the mid left anterior descending coronary artery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of drug-eluting stent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabbiocchi
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirondini
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trabattoni
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Antonio L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bartorelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Franchis
authors.forename: Aaron V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jayne
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention