Many Dialysis Patients Undergoing PCI Receive Improper Medication, With Higher Risk of Bleeding, Denver VA Medical Center And University of Colorado Study

ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2009) — Approximately 20 percent of dialysis patients undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedure such as angioplasty) are given an antithrombotic medication they should not receive, which may increase their risk for in-hospital bleeding, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA.

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