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Thromboembolic stroke in patients with a HeartMate-II left ventricular assist device – the role of anticoagulation

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is unknown what the optimal anticoagulant level is to prevent thromboembolic stroke in patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. We aimed to evaluate the relation between coagulation status and the occurrence of thromboembolic stroke in HeartMate-II LVAD...

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Autores principales: van den Bergh, Walter M., Lansink-Hartgring, Annemieke Oude, van Duijn, Abram L., Engström, Annemarie E., Lahpor, Jaap R., Slooter, Arjen JC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26471178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-015-0333-7