The utility of CardioMEMS in left ventricular assist device patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2020
Abstract
We report a correlation between trends of hemodynamic parameters including pulmonary artery pressures (PAP) and heart rate recorded by CardioMEMS device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA) and presentation of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in two patients with left ventricular assist devices. We observed a decline in PAP levels prior to symptom onset and reduction in hemoglobin level in both patients. Early recognition of hemodynamic changes by CardioMEMS device might help clinicians to detect the preclinical phase of GI bleeding and intervene before patients develop severe symptoms and associated morbidity.
Volume
22
Issue
6
First Page
276
Last Page
279
ISSN
1878-5409
Published In/Presented At
Kittipibul, V., Singh, H., Flowers, R., & Chaparro, S. (2020). The utility of CardioMEMS in left ventricular assist device patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Journal of cardiology cases, 22(6), 276–279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2020.07.005
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
33304420
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article