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Esophageal mucosal injury with low-dose aspirin and its prevention by rabeprazole.
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Mar 2010
Sugimoto Mitsushige, Nishino Masafumi, Kodaira Chise, Yamade Mihoko, Ikuma Mutsuhiro, Tanaka Tatsuo, Sugimura Haruhiko, Hishida Akira, Furuta Takahisa
Abstract excerpt
Aspirin is used widely as an antithrombotic drug for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Although aspirin increases the risk for gastrointestinal mucosal injury, the effect on esophageal mucosa is unclear. This study investigates whether aspirin induces esophageal mucosal...
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