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Upper GI Bleeding After PCI Linked to Increased Mortality
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Title Upper GI Bleeding After PCI Linked to Increased Mortality
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565334?src=rss
Description Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is not uncommon after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with significantly increased mortality risk, according to a report in the November issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Nov 6, 2007
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