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Pump thrombosis (PT) remains a life-threatening complication of LVAD therapy. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, used to aid in the diagnosis of PT, may rise prior to overt clinical thrombosis. We… Click to show full abstract
Pump thrombosis (PT) remains a life-threatening complication of LVAD therapy. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, used to aid in the diagnosis of PT, may rise prior to overt clinical thrombosis. We investigated the predictive power of 30-day post implant LDH to predict future PT. Between 2006 and
Keywords:
lvad pump;
thrombosis day;
prediction lvad;
thrombosis;
pump thrombosis
Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018
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