Small-Bowel Lesions in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants Detected Using Capsule Endoscopy

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

Parameter
Mean age (years) (range)	71 years (42–84)
Sex, (male/female)	24/5
Comorbid disease,
Atrial fibrillation	20
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	7
Hypertension	7
Hyperlipidemia	7
Cerebral infarction	6
DOAC,
Dabigatran	8
Rivaroxaban	13
Apixaban	8
Bayaspirin,	1
Celecoxib,	1
PPI,	9
H2 blocker,	3
Mean Hb (g/dL) (range)	13.6 (8.8–16.5)

DOAC: direct oral anticoagulant; PPI: proton pump inhibitor; Hb: hemoglobin.