Gastrointestinal angiodysplasia in heart failure and during CF LVAD support

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Angiodysplasias (AGD) are common sites of bleeding in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract after Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (CF-LVAD) implantation. We sought to investigate whether AGDs are formed as a result of LVAD physiology or preexist as a consequence of heart failure. Thirty-six subjects with HF reduced EF (HFrEF) underwent video capsule endoscopy (VCE) to assess for the presence of AGD. Fifty-three subjects without HF who underwent VCE for a nonbleeding indication formed a control group. The prevalence of AGD was significantly higher in the HFrEF compared to the non-HF controls (50% vs 13%, p = 0.0002). This association persisted after controlling for age and comorbidities. Within the HFrEF cohort, higher Ang2, NT-proBNP and BUN were associated with the presence of AGD. AGD in the GI tract are associated with HFrEF. This is the first description of a new pathology associated with HFrEF and adds to our understanding of CF LVAD associated GI bleeding.

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CommentIn: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Nov;41(11):1655-1656. - PMID 36096898

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 41(2022), 2 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 129-132

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patel, Snehal R [VerfasserIn]
Vukelic, Sasha [VerfasserIn]
Chinnadurai, Thiru [VerfasserIn]
Madan, Shivank [VerfasserIn]
Sibinga, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Kwah, Joann [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Goldstein, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Jorde, Ulrich P [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 09.03.2022

Date Revised 07.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Nov;41(11):1655-1656. - PMID 36096898

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.healun.2021.11.009

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NLM334479010