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Cerebrovascular Accidents During Mechanical Circulatory Support Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients on LVAD support. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases the risk of ischemic stroke, whereas dialysis may increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Although any stroke increases mortality, post-LVAD hemorrhagic stroke was associated with higher mortality compared with ischemic stroke.
Source: Stroke - April 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Saef Izzy, Daniel B. Rubin, Firas S. Ahmed, Feras Akbik, Simone Renault, Katelyn W. Sylvester, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Jennifer A. Smallwood, Michael M. Givertz, Steven K. Feske Tags: Heart Failure, Complications, Quality and Outcomes, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Incidence of Thromboembolic Complications Following Kidney Transplantation with Short and Extended Aspirin Prophylaxis: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
CONCLUSIONS Extended-duration aspirin use did not significantly reduce the incidence of VTE in the first 6 weeks following kidney transplantation. An association was identified between anti-human thymocyte immunoglobulin and VTE, which requires further assessment.PMID:37309097 | DOI:10.12659/AOT.939143
Source: Annals of Transplantation - June 13, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Angus H Pegler Katharine Hegerty Ryan P Gately Carmel M Hawley David W Johnson Yeoungjee Cho Dev K Jegatheesan Andrew B McCann Michelle E Harfield Nicole M Isbel Source Type: research