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. 2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53210.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.53210. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Literature Review

Muhammad Ali Aziz  1 , Srikaran Bojja  2 , Ahmed Ali Aziz  3 , Nismat Javed  2 , Harish Patel  4
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Literature Review

Muhammad Ali Aziz et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Stroke is an infarction of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, or retina) that results from a disruption in cerebral blood flow either due to ischemia or hemorrhage. Complications of acute stroke are common and include pneumonia, urinary tract infection, myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism, among several others, all of which increase the risk of poor clinical outcomes. Gastrointestinal bleeding is a well-known complication that can occur during the acute phase of stroke. In this review, we have summarized the existing data regarding the incidence, pathophysiology, risk factors, morbidity, mortality, and management strategies for gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Keywords: anticoagulants; cerebrovascular accident; gastrointestinal bleeding; gastrointestinal hemorrhage; ischemic stroke.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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