| Literature DB >> 24585917 |
Guillaume Coutance1, Vladimir Saplacan, Annette Belin, Yohann Repessé, Dimitrios Buklas, Massimo Massetti.
Abstract
We report the case of a 64-year-old Jarvik 2000 recipient with a high risk of bleeding (anticoagulation treatment and acquired von Willebrand disease), who presented with intractable gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to severe gastric angiodysplasia. He was successfully treated with long-acting octreotide.Entities:
Keywords: Angiodysplasia; gastrointestinal hemorrhage; heart-assist devices; octreotide
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24585917 DOI: 10.1177/0218492312474902
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann ISSN: 0218-4923