Device thrombosis in HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: A multifactorial phenomenon

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-59

  Uriel, Nir ^a   Han, Jason ^a   Morrison, Kerry A ^a   Nahumi, Nadav ^a   Yuzefpolskaya, Melana ^a   Garan, Arthur R ^a   Duong, Jimmy ^b   Colombo, Paolo C ^a   Takayama, Hiroo ^c   Thomas, Sunu ^a   Naka, Yoshifumi ^c   Jorde, Ulrich P ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced heart failure; Coagulation; Device thrombosis; International normalized ratio; Lactate dehydrogenase; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCED HEART FAILURE; COAGULATION; DEVICE THROMBOSIS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TRANSAMINASES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84892157543     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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