A Multicenter Study of Left Ventricular Assist Device-Related Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

Joseph DaileyLong H NguyenArushi KohliJasmine B HaMichael B RussellRohit DhingraMichael S KiernanMolly F ThomasErin C CoglianeseMark J SterlingRobert F YacavoneNikola NatovJames M Richter

Published in: Clinical and translational gastroenterology (2022)

Our findings confirm a high rate of GIB, especially in destination LVAD patients, and show a low diagnostic yield for colonoscopy and middle GI bleed assessments in LVAD patients with occult bleeds. Overt bleeding was more common and associated with vascular malformations. Although endoscopic interventions stopped active hemorrhage, GIB often recurred.

Keyphrases

left ventricular assist device
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation
patient reported outcomes