Perioperative onset of acquired von Willebrand syndrome: Comparison between HVAD, HeartMate II and on-pump coronary bypass surgery.

OBJECTIVES:Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AvWS) is associated with postoperative bleeding complications in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices (CF-LVADs). The aim of this study is to analyze the perioperative vWF profile comparing an axial pump (HMII) to a centrifugal pu...

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Main Authors: Christina Feldmann, Rashad Zayat, Andreas Goetzenich, Ali Aljalloud, Eva Woelke, Judith Maas, Lachmandath Tewarie, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Ruediger Autschbach, Ulrich Steinseifer, Ajay Moza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5325196?pdf=render