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Effects of HeartWare ventricular assist device on the von Willebrand factor: results of an academic Belgian center
BACKGROUND: Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is a promising therapy for patients with advanced heart failure (HF), but bleeding complications remain an important issue. Previous series show that acquired von Willebrand syndrome was present in up to 100 % of first generation LVAD recipients. We...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969666/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27485105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-016-0334-z |