Temporal trends in gastrointestinal bleeding associated with percutaneous coronary intervention: Analysis of the 1998-2006 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database

Although the incidence of GIB associated with PCI decreased from 1998 to 2006 in the face of aggressive therapies for ACS and CAD, the risk of GIB-associated death remained high. Underlying GI malignancy is a significant independent predictor of GIB associated with PCI; identifying these patients may reduce the rate of GIB.