Unstable angina / non ST elevation myocardial infarction complications of bleeding and transfusion - predictors and causes of bleeding


 * ; ; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Predictors and Causes of Bleeding

 * Age >75
 * Female gender
 * Diabetes
 * Hypertension
 * Anemia
 * History of smoking
 * History of peripheral arterial disease
 * Baseline ST segment deviation > 1mm
 * Baseline cardiac biomarker elevation
 * Treatment with IV vasopressors in first 24 h
 * Pulmonary artery catheter
 * Percutaneous coronary intervention
 * Intra-aortic balloon pump
 * Cardiac catheterization
 * History of prior bleeding
 * Fibrinolytic therapy
 * Treated with unfractionated heparin in first 24 h
 * Treated with LMWH in first 24 h
 * Treatment with GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors in first 24h
 * Glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min