The effect of transfusion of blood products on ventricular assist device support outcomes

Abstract Aims Perioperative blood transfusions are common among patients undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. The association between blood product transfusion at the time of LVAD implantation and mortality has not been described. Methods and results This was a retrospectiv...

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Main Authors: Supriya Shore, Thomas C. Hanff, Jeremy A. Mazurek, Matthew Seigerman, Robert Zhang, Edward W. Grandin, Esther Vorovich, Paul Mather, Caroline Olt, Jessica Howard, Joyce Wald, Michael A. Acker, Lee R. Goldberg, Pavan Atluri, Kenneth B. Margulies, J. Eduardo Rame, Edo Y. Birati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12780