Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2878187 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
All CF-LVAD recipients had acquired von Willebrand syndrome after LVAD placement, demonstrated by reduced or absent HMW vWF multimer levels. However, not all recipients had bleeding complications. These findings suggest that loss of HMW vWF multimers alone cannot predict bleeding risk. Further refinement of laboratory techniques and a larger follow-up is required to identify risk factors for bleeding in CF-LVAD recipients.
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