Figure 1.
Diagnostic yield of endoscopic and radiologic procedures performed for the evaluation of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with LVADs. Upper endoscopy had the highest yield for a source of bleeding, significantly higher than that seen with colonoscopy or enteroscopy. The number of capsule endoscopy (5) and radiologic procedures (8) performed were limited. (*p<0.05 compared to colonoscopy and enteroscopy)