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Objectives
We aimed to evaluate thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications with heparin versus bivalirudin use in veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V‐V ECMO).
Methods
We performed a retrospective cohort study of adult patients placed on V‐V ECMO with intravenous anticoagulation with either heparin or bivalirudin. Time to thrombotic event and major bleed were analyzed in addition to...
Background
Transvenous endomyocardial biopsy is an invasive procedure which is used to diagnose rejection following an orthotopic heart transplant. Endomyocardial biopsy is widely regarded as low risk with all‐cause complication rates below 5% in most safety studies. Following transplant, some patients require therapeutic anticoagulation. It is unknown whether anticoagulation increases endomyocardial...