A successful anticoagulation protocol for the first HeartMate II implantation in the United States |
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| Authors: | Amir Offer Bracey Arthur W Smart Frank W Delgado Reynolds M Shah Nyma Kar Biswajit |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Bleeding and thrombus formation are common problems with life-threatening implications in patients receiving a left ventricular assist device. We describe the anticoagulation protocol for the 1st patient in the United States to undergo successful implantation of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist system. |
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