Gastrointestinal bleeding rates in recipients of nonpulsatile and pulsatile left ventricular assist devices

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 208-215

  Crow, Sheri ^a   John, Ranjit ^b   Boyle, Andrew ^b   Shumway, Sara ^b   Liao, Kenneth ^b   Colvin Adams, Monica ^b   Toninato, Carol ^b   Missov, Emil ^b   Pritzker, Marc ^b   Martin, Cindy ^b   Garry, Daniel ^b   Thomas, William ^b   Joyce, Lyle ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58249093243     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.032     Document Type: Article

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