Association between Digoxin Use and Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Contemporary Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support

Digoxin use has been associated with reduced rate of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in a previous study of patients on left ventricular assistive device (LVAD) support. The purpose of this study was to test the association between digoxin use and GIB events in a large, multicenter, contemporary dataset inclusive of HeartMate 3 devices.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: (42) Source Type: research