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Safety of Deep Enteroscopy and Capsule Endoscopy in LVAD Patients: Case Report and Literature Review

Patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. They are prone to develop angiodysplasia of the small intestine, and have a higher risk of bleeding as these patients are all required to be on permanent therapeutic anticoagulation. Here we...

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Autores principales: Kwong, Wilson Tak-Yu, Pearlman, Michelle, Kalmaz, Denise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785314
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/gr666w