Discontinuation of antithrombotic therapy for a year or more in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-505

  Pereira, Naveen L ^a   Chen, Dong ^a   Kushwaha, Sudhir S ^a   Park, Soon J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Heart failure; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; D DIMER; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTINUOUS FLOW AXIAL LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MELENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; THROMBOSIS; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 78249233258     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.240747     Document Type: Article

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