Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2876309 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Multiple factors account for GI bleeding in patients on CF-VADs. A previous history of bleeding increases risk significantly and warrants careful monitoring.
Keywords
EGFBTTUGIPRBCsAoVb-FGFINRACTvWFLGICPBIGFLoscardiopulmonary bypassAortic stenosisAortic valveVentricular assist deviceGastrointestinalactivated clotting timepulsatility indexlength of stayVon Willebrand factorEndothelial growth factorinsulinlike growth factorbasic fibroblast growth factordestination therapyheart failureInternational Normalized Ratiobridge to transplantVADpacked red blood cellsUpper gastrointestinallower gastrointestinal
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Authors
Ashim MD, MRCP, Rojina MD, Shivani Kumar, Priya BA, Colleen BSN, Antone J. MD, Pat S. MD, Geetha MD, PhD,