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Pre-Left Ventricular Assist Device Endoscopic Evaluation Does Not Reduce the Risk of Later Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Multicenter Study

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By Jiahao Peng, Mohamed Azab, william cates, Samanthika Devalaraju
| Texas Medical Center
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a common complication after placement of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Some institutions attempt to mitigate post-LVAD GIB using preoperative endoscopy. Our study evaluated whether preoperative endoscopy was associated with a lower risk of post-LVAD GIB. METHODS: This was a multicenter cohort study of patients who underwent LVAD insertion from 2010-2019 at 3 academic sites.
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