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Gastrointestinal Symptoms from Left-Ventricular Assist Device External Compression of the Gastric Lumen

A 74-year-old man with a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy for end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy presented with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Other symptoms included chronic early satiety, intermittent nausea, and non-specific abdominal discomfort since LVAD impla...

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Autores principales: Suarez, Jorge, Yang, Dennis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28008413
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.153