Open AccessDoes endoscopic intervention prevent subsequent gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist devices? A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Sonali Palchaudhuri,
Ishita Dhawan,
Afshin Parsikia,
Edo Y. Birati,
Joyce Wald,
Shazia Mehmood Siddique,
Laurel Fisher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3877
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , gastrointestinal bleeding , intervention (counseling) , endoscopy , surgery , psychiatry
Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are at increased risk for recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) and repeat endoscopic procedures. We assessed the frequency of endoscopy for GIB in patients with LVADs and the impact of endoscopic intervention on preventing a subsequent GIB.