Safety of discontinuation of anti-coagulation in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Aged
• Anticoagulants / adverse effects
• Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
• Aspirin / adverse effects
• Aspirin / therapeutic use
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / epidemiology
• Heart Failure / therapy*
• Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
• Humans
• Incidence
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• Thrombosis / epidemiology*
• Thrombosis / prevention & control*
• Warfarin / adverse effects
• Warfarin / therapeutic use
• Withholding Treatment*