Capsule endoscopy in left ventricular assist device patients: Retrospective review of efficacy and necessity
The VAD Journal Oct 05, 2017
Vaidya GN, et al. - This study examined the utility of capsule endoscopy (CE) in the assessment of LVAD associated gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). Findings showed feasibility as well as safety of assessing GIB with CE but it afforded a low diagnostic yield and low conversion to therapeutic intervention. Notably, with a true positive yield of 4% in this study cohort, the efficacy and cost-efficacy of CE in the LVAD population remains debatable.
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