Incidence and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding With Continuous Flow Assist Devices

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2876309	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery	2012	7 Pages	PDF

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

EGF BTT UGI PRBCs AoV b-FGF INR ACT vWF LGI CPB IGF Los cardiopulmonary bypass Aortic stenosis Aortic valve Ventricular assist device Gastrointestinal activated clotting time pulsatility index length of stay Von Willebrand factor Endothelial growth factor insulinlike growth factor basic fibroblast growth factor destination therapy heart failure International Normalized Ratio bridge to transplant VAD packed red blood cells Upper gastrointestinal lower gastrointestinal

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Incidence and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding With Continuous Flow Assist Devices

Authors

Ashim MD, MRCP, Rojina MD, Shivani Kumar, Priya BA, Colleen BSN, Antone J. MD, Pat S. MD, Geetha MD, PhD,