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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Mar 2014
Case ReportsOctreotide for recurrent intestinal bleeding due to ventricular assist device.
- Guillaume Coutance, Vladimir Saplacan, Annette Belin, Yohann Repessé, Dimitrios Buklas, and Massimo Massetti.
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Center-Caen, Caen, France.
- Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Mar 1;22(3):350-2.
AbstractWe report the case of a 64-year-old Jarvik 2000 recipient with a high risk of bleeding (anticoagulation treatment and acquired von Willebrand disease), who presented with intractable gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to severe gastric angiodysplasia. He was successfully treated with long-acting octreotide.
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