Early thrombus in a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: A potential cause of hemolysis and diagnostic dilemma

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2010, Pages e7-

  Bhamidipati, Castigliano M ^a   Ailawadi, Gorav ^a   Bergin, James ^a   Kern, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINOCAPROIC ACID; D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HAPTOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHYTOMENADIONE; VITAMIN K GROUP; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATURIA; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTUBATION; JAUNDICE; OBESITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYNCOPE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953479300     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.046     Document Type: Article

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