O blood type is a risk factor for upper gastrointestinal bleeding

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2018 Jan;45(1):48-50. doi: 10.1007/s11239-017-1576-z.

Authors

Massimo Franchini¹, Thomas Togliani², Rosalia Turdo³, Giuseppe Lucchini⁴, Carlo Bonfanti³, Ivano Giacomini⁵, Mario Luppi⁵, Stefano Pilati²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hematology, ASST Carlo Poma, Mantua, Italy. massimo.franchini@asst-mantova.it.
² Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Carlo Poma, Mantua, Italy.
³ Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hematology, ASST Carlo Poma, Mantua, Italy.
⁴ Biostatistical Service, ASST Carlo Poma, Mantua, Italy.
⁵ Department of Emergency-Urgency, ASST Carlo Poma, Mantua, Italy.

PMID: 29064075
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-017-1576-z

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

ABO Blood-Group System / adverse effects*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Risk Factors
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / pathology

Substances

ABO Blood-Group System
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal