PPIs, antiplatelet drugs can help treat CV disease patients at high risk of upper GI bleeding

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PPIs, antiplatelet drugs can help treat CV disease patients at high risk of upper GI bleeding

Using proton pump inhibitors and antiplatelet drugs (thienopyridines) together is an appropriate way of treating patients with cardiovascular disease who are at high risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeds, despite recent concerns about an adverse interaction between these two types of drugs, according to an Expert Consensus Document released jointly today by the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Heart Association.

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