El 73,3% presentaba hipertensión arterial. El 55,1% reportaba ingesta de antinflamatorios no esteroideos (AINE) y de aspirina (ASA).
69.1 % were older than 60 years, 73.3 % had hypertension, 55.1 % reported use of inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and aspirin (ASA), 19.6 % reported previous bleeding episodes, and 17.9 % had hemodynamic instability. 63 patients (22.1 %) required endoscopic hemostasis, and 32 (11.2 %) experienced rebleeding.scielo-abstract scielo-abstract