Capsule endoscopy is safe in patients with pulsatile Novacor PC left ventricular assist device

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 559-560

  Fenkel, Jonathan M ^a   Grasso, Michael A ^a   Goldberg, Eric M ^a   Feller, Erika D ^b  

^a Division of Gastroenterology

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIODYSPLASIA; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ERYTHROCYTE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MELENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TELEMETRY;

AGED; ANGIODYSPLASIA; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MELENA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847017724     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.11.029     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Garatti A., Bruschi G., Girelli C., et al. Small intestine capsule endoscopy in magnetic suspended axial left ventricular assist device patient. Interact Cardio Vasc Thor Surg 5 (2006) 1-4