What is the truth behind pump thrombosis in the HeartMate II device? A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute perspective based on data from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec;34(12):1505-10. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.036.

Authors

Neal Jeffries¹, Marissa A Miller², Wendy C Taddei-Peters², Catherine Burke², J Timothy Baldwin², James B Young³

Affiliations

¹ National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Electronic address: [email protected].
² National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
³ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 26681119
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.036

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Models, Statistical
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Registries*
Risk Assessment
Thrombosis / epidemiology
Thrombosis / etiology*
Vereinigte Staaten

Grants and funding

HHSN268201100025C/PHS HHS/United States