Gastrointestinal Consequences of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

El-Amir, Nabeel G.; Gardocki, Michael; Levin, Howard R.; Markowitz, David; Greenspan, Robin L.; Catanese, Katharine A.; Rose, Eric A.; Öz, Mehmet C.

doi:10.1097/00002480-199605000-00006

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“…20 Hyperglycemia is also common in critically ill patients, even in those without diabetes mellitus. Table 4 indicates these and other complications that require careful management to ensure optimal nutrient intake and long-term outcome.…”

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Nutrition Assessment and Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

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Dembitsky

Eaton

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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Nutrition Assessment and Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

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Eaton

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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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“…On occasion, placement of a left ventricular assist device has been associated with transient early satiety and inability to tolerate oral intake. 83 …”

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Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices

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“…One study reported early satiety and nausea in 70% of patients ( n = 27) who had undergone LVAD placement 14. In this case series, gastric emptying rate (normal < 90 min) was prolonged in all of the patients (mean 283 min, range 106–506 min), and there was a single fatality due to aspiration pneumonia secondary to small bowel obstruction from LVAD compression.…”

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Gastrointestinal Symptoms from Left-Ventricular Assist Device External Compression of the Gastric Lumen

Suárez

Yang

2016

ACG Case Reports Journal

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A 74-year-old man with a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy for end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy presented with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Other symptoms included chronic early satiety, intermittent nausea, and non-specific abdominal discomfort since LVAD implantation 3 years ago. An actively bleeding duodenal arteriovenous malformation was successfully treated with endoscopic coagulation. There was also evidence of moderate external compression of the anterior gastric wall from the LVAD pump with luminal narrowing in the antrum. While bleeding may be the most commonly encountered gastrointestinal manifestation in LVAD patients, other potential complications, including luminal compression by the device, should be recognized.

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Gastrointestinal Consequences of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement

Cited by 13 publications

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Nutrition Assessment and Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

Nutrition Assessment and Management of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Gastrointestinal Symptoms from Left-Ventricular Assist Device External Compression of the Gastric Lumen

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