NATIONAL TRENDS AND OUTCOMES OF PUMP THROMBOSIS IN LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE PATIENTS

Authors :: Isaac Opoku-Asare
Nitheesha Ganta
Basharat Ahmad
Julius S. Ngwa
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:946
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2019.
Abstract: Pump thrombosis remains the catastrophic complication of Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy. There is limited data available on the trend of in-hospital outcomes associated with pump thrombosis in LVAD patients. Patients with LVAD placement in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Ventricular assist device
medicine.medical_treatment
medicine
National trends
equipment and supplies
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pump thrombosis
Intensive care medicine
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
Complication
business

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