Occult gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with a left ventricular assist device axial flow pump: diagnostic tools and therapeutic algorithm

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4):e28-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.033. Epub 2012 Feb 4.

Authors

Vincenzo Tarzia¹, Carlo Dal Lin, Tomaso Bottio, Stefano Benvenuti, Fausto Chilovi, Gino Gerosa

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, Padova University, Padova, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 22306228
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Algorithms*
Argon Plasma Coagulation*
Capsule Endoscopy
Double-Balloon Enteroscopy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Occult Blood*
Predictive Value of Tests
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left*