ACCF/ACG/AHA Expert Consensus Document
ACCF/ACG/AHA 2008 Expert Consensus Document on Reducing the Gastrointestinal Risks of Antiplatelet Therapy and NSAID Use: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents

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Key Words

ACCF Expert Consensus Document
gastrointestinal risk
antiplatelet therapy
NSAID
gastroduodenal ulcer
gastrointestinal bleeding
aspirin
stents
thrombosis

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This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) Board of Trustees in August 2008, by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Board of Trustees in June 2008, and by the American Heart Association (AHA) Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in August 2008.

When citing this document, the ACCF would appreciate the following citation format: Bhatt DL, Scheiman J, Abraham NS, Antman EM, Chan FKL, Furberg CD, Johnson DA, Mahaffey KW, Quigley EM. ACCF/ACG/AHA 2008 expert consensus document on reducing the gastrointestinal risks of antiplatelet therapy and NSAID use: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008:52:1502–17.

This article has been copublished in the November 2008 issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and the October 28, 2008, issue of Circulation.

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American College of Gastroenterology Representative

American American Heart Association Representative

Former Task Force member during this writing effort