The use of eptifibatide for suspected pump thrombus or thrombosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-101

  Tellor, Bethany R ^a   Smith, Jennifer R ^a   Prasad, Sunil M ^b   Joseph, Susan M ^b   Silvestry, Scott C ^b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti coagulation; Bleeding; Eptifibatide; Left ventricular assist device; Pump thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; EPTIFIBATIDE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART GRAFT; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTRAPARENCHYMAL HEMORRHAGE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MELENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS;

ANTI-COAGULATION; BLEEDING; EPTIFIBATIDE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PUMP THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HAPTOGLOBINS; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84892148909     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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