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Does endoscopic intervention prevent subsequent gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist devices? A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are at increased risk for recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) and repeat endoscopic procedures. We assessed the frequency of endoscopy for GIB in patients with LVADs and the impact of endoscopic intervention on preventing a subs...

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Autores principales: Palchaudhuri, Sonali, Dhawan, Ishita, Parsikia, Afshin, Birati, Edo Y, Wald, Joyce, Siddique, Shazia Mehmood, Fisher, Laurel R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8291026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321851
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3877