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A successful anticoagulation protocol for the first HeartMate® II implantation in the United States

  • Offer Amir
  • , Arthur W. Bracey
  • , Frank W. Smart
  • , Reynolds M. Delgado
  • , Nyma Shah
  • , Biswajit Kar
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
  • Carmel Medical Center

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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 Heart/Mate® II left ventricular assist system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)399-401
Number of pages3
JournalTexas Heart Institute Journal
Volume32
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Activated partial thromboplastin time
  • Anticoagulants/administration and dosage
  • Blood coagulation tests
  • Cardiac surgical procedures
  • Heart-assist devices
  • Human
  • Male
  • Monitoring, physiologic/instrumentation
  • Platelet function tests
  • Prothrombin time

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