Risk of pump thrombosis and stroke in patients with continuous‐flow left ventricular assist devices and gastrointestinal bleeding

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common complication following the placement of continuous‐flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in patients with advanced heart failure. Secondary events arising as a result of GI bleeding have not been well‐described. Furthermore, attribution of these events to bleeding is complicated by the interruption or de‐intensification of antithrombotic therapy, while bleeding is controlled. The purpose of this...