Letsou George V, Shah Nyma, Gregoric Igor D, Myers Timothy J, Delgado Reynolds, Frazier O H
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 6410 Fannin, Suite #450, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Jan;24(1):105-9. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.10.018.
The long-term effects of axial-flow mechanical circulatory support in humans are unclear. We report 3 cases of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding after implantation of a Jarvik 2000 axial-flow left ventricular assist device. The bleeding was refractory to aggressive management and in 2 cases resolved only after orthotopic cardiac transplantation.