| Literature DB >> 23820288 |
Stephen L Rennyson1, Keyur B Shah, Daniel G Tang, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Sammy Pedram, William Cahoon, Rajiv Malhotra.
Abstract
Left ventricular support devices (LVADs) are associated with a propensity toward gastrointestinal bleeding. A postulated mechanism is related to gastrointestinal arteriovenous malformations secondary to nonpulsatile flow. We describe a case of LVAD-related, gastrointestinal bleeding successfully treated with a combination of subcutaneous and intramuscular depot formulations of octreotide.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23820288 DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e318295232d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ASAIO J ISSN: 1058-2916 Impact factor: 2.872