Octreotide for Left Ventricular Assist Device–Related Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Can We Stop The Bleeding?

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 tre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	ASAIO journal (1992) 2013-07, Vol.59 (4), p.450-451
Hauptverfasser:	Rennyson, Stephen L, Shah, Keyur B, Tang, Daniel G, Kasirajan, Vigneshwar, Pedram, Sammy, Cahoon, William, Malhotra, Rajiv
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Gastrointestinal Agents - therapeutic use Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - drug therapy Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology Heart Failure - surgery Heart-Assist Devices - adverse effects Humans Male Middle Aged Octreotide - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1058-2916 1538-943X
DOI:	10.1097/MAT.0b013e318295232d