Study finds increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding following concomitant treatment with oral glucocorticoids in patients on non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants.

Gastrointestinal bleeding risk following concomitant treatment with oral glucocorticoids in patients on non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

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In this @Heart_BMJ #Afib sdy @AndersHolt6 et al. found a X2 ⬆️ risk of GI bleeding w/ NOAC?+oral glucocorticoids⚪ vs NOAC alone ?

Authors recommend ☝️ close monitoring ? or other risk ? mitigation when co-prescribing

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— Copenhagen Cardiovascular Research Center (@CopCard) August 15, 2021