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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2026

Predictors and Outcomes of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Nationwide Analysis.

Umesh Bhagat, Ankit Agrawal, Ahmad Safdar, Rajat Garg, Danial Nasif, Lovepreet Singh, John Vargo, Haytham Elgharably, Faisal Bakaeen, Heba S Wassif

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Umesh Bhagat *Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.
Ankit Agrawal *Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7885-6667
Ahmad SafdarDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0329-1128
Rajat GargDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.
Danial NasifDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.ORCID 0009-0000-3615-2610
Lovepreet SinghDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.
John VargoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.
Haytham ElgharablyDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8124-0123
Faisal BakaeenDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9546-936X
Heba S WassifClinical Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6398-8106

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Abstract

backgroundUpper gastrointestinal bleeding is a severe postoperative complication after coronary artery bypass grafting. We aimed to identify the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) readmissions within 30 days after coronary artery bypass grafting from a nationwide database.

methodsThe Nationwide Readmission Database 2016 to 2020 was queried to identify patients who had isolated coronary artery bypass grafting and were readmitted with NVUGIB in 30 days.

resultsOf 801 221 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting, 784 280 were discharged alive. Within 30 days, of the 5180 patients who were readmitted with a diagnosis of NVUGIB, the mortality rate was 5.4%. Compared with nonreadmitted patients, patients with NVUGIB had a lower proportion of women (25.4% versus 31.2%,

conclusionsNVUGIB readmissions after coronary artery bypass grafting are linked to significant morbidity and death. Early esophagogastroduodenoscopy is associated with improved outcomes, emphasizing its role in management.

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Coronary Artery BypassGastrointestinal HemorrhagePostoperative HemorrhageAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment Outcomecoronary artery bypass graftingnonvariceal bleedupper gastrointestinal bleed

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PMCPMC13279116

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