Fondaparinux as an Alternative Anticoagulant Treatment in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Case Series
Daniela Piani, Andrea Lechiancole, Massimo Maiani Maiani, Igor Vendramin, Sandro Sponga, Elisabetta Auci & Ugolino Livi
Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) can occur in patients after left ventricular assist
device (LVAD) implantation. In cases of recurrent GIB, the management of
anticoagulation treatment represents a challenging situation in which the risk of
bleeding recurrence and the need for long-term anticoagulation must be balanced.
This case series describes the successful management of anticoagulation in three
patients with recurrent GIB using fondaparinux.
To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of recurrent GIB in which...
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