019 * is antiplatelet therapy required in heartmate ii patients? preliminary results from the european trace study

Conclusion: This preliminary analysis of the observational TRACE-EU study suggests that managing HMII patients with a vitamin K antagonist without aspirin may help to reduce the incidence of major bleeding without increasing the risk of thrombo-embolic events including ischaemic stroke and device thrombosis. Further prospective studies are needed.

Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - September 23, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Schmitto, J. D., Litzler, P. Y., Berchtold-Herz, M., Flecher, E., Zimpfer, D., Damme, L., Sundareswaran, K., Netuka, I. Tags: Left ventricular assist devices: Softening the blow Source Type: research