Conservative initial postoperative anticoagulation strategy after HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device implantation.
Kevin DammanStan A J van den BroekGianclaudio MecozziJoep M DrooghEthel MetzAnnemieke Oude LansinkJan A KrikkenMichiel E ErasmusMichiel KuijpersPublished in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2022)
These retrospective data suggest that conservative slow initiation of anticoagulation therapy after HM3 LVAD implantation is associated with less bleeding/tamponade events requiring reoperation, a similar safety profile and a shorter duration of stay than the currently advised standard anticoagulation protocol.