Impact of statins on incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding events among patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices
Among patients with CF-LVADs, there was no significant difference in the incidence of major GIB events associated with the use of statin therapy. Further studies are needed to assess whether a true association exists.
Authors
- Jesse E. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5586-5648)
- Edward A. Graviss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-5813)
- Mahwash Kassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-8554)
- Hala Halawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-5634)
- Duc Tan Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5059-4404)
- David Putney
Institutions
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The International Journal of Artificial Organs
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988241286437
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00