An old problem with a new therapy: Gastrointestinal bleeding in ventricular assist device patients and deep overtube-assisted enteroscopy

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 384-389

  Sarosiek, Konrad ^a   Bogar, Linda ^a   Conn, Mitchell I ^a   O'Hare, Brendan ^a   Hirose, Hitoshi ^a   Cavarocchi, Nicholas C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

enteroscopy; gastrointestinal bleeding; mechanical circulatory support; ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CONVENTIONAL ALGORITHMS; ENTEROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ALGORITHMS; ENDOSCOPY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEEP OVERTUBE ASSISTED ENTEROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ALGORITHMS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84881062098     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: 1538943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318299fcd3     Document Type: Article

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