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: A. El Rafei, B. Trachetenberg, R. John, J. Estep, J. Schultz, K. Goodwin, R. Araujo, T. Thenappan, R. Cogswell Tags: (42) Source Type: research
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