Signs and Symptoms
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage may present as hematemesis (vomiting blood), melena (tarry stool from altered blood), or hematochezia (fresh blood in stool). These symptoms usually lead to endoscopy of the upper and/or lower digestive tract (gastroscopy or colonoscopy). If this shows angiodysplasia and the patient is known to have aortic stenosis, the combination is referred to as "Heyde's syndrome". It is not necessary for the aortic stenosis to lead to any other symptoms, but evidence of heart failure, syncope, or chest pain may be present if the stenosis is severe.
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