Age-specific risks, severity, time course, and outcome of bleeding on long-term antiplatelet treatment after vascular events

Age-specific risks, severity, time course, and outcome of bleeding on long-term antiplatelet treatment after vascular events: a population-based cohort study – The Lancet (free)

Invited commentary: Preventing major gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients (free)

Commentaries: Aspirin Bleeding Risk in Over 75s Higher Than Thought – Medscape (free registration required) AND Aspirin linked to higher risk of serious bleeding in the elderly – Reuters Health News (free)

In this cohort, the risk of major bleeding increased sharply in patients above 75 years.