Cardiology
Rapid Onset of Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Observed with Ventricular Assist Devices, Not SynCardia Total Artificial Heart
Published in Blood Weekly, June 3rd, 2010
The findings of a 12 patient study recently published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis by University Medical Center Freiburg documented that patients implanted with a ventricular assist device (VAD) experienced a rapid onset of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS), while patients implanted with the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart did not. The lead author of the study was Dr. Claudia Heilmann, Head of the Research Department for the Department of Heart and Vascular Surgery at University Medical Center Freiburg.
"While patients with different types of VADs developed varying severities of AVWS, none of the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart patients developed it,"...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-06-03)
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