Treatment of ventricular assist-device-associated gastrointestinal bleeding with hormonal therapy

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Oct;27(5):939-43. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.05.019.

Authors

Jacob T Gutsche¹, Pavan Atluri, John G Augoustides

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: jacob.gutsche@uphs.upenn.edu.

PMID: 24054188
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.05.019

No abstract available

Keywords: arteriovenous malformation; cardiac assist device; gastrointestinal bleeding; hormone therapy; ventricular assist device.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Ethinyl Estradiol / administration & dosage*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Norethindrone / administration & dosage*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Postoperative Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Ethinyl Estradiol
Norethindrone