Serotonergic agents increase the incidence of gastrointestinal bleeds in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Jun;35(6):823-4. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.12.025. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Authors

Jordan Schultz¹, Heather Bream-Rouwenhorst², Ryan Hobbs¹, Deanna McDanel², Jennifer Goerbig-Campbell³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Care, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
² Department of Pharmaceutical Care, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Department of Internal Medicine - Cardiology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa; Carver College of Medicine at The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

PMID: 26944672
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.12.025

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Depression / drug therapy*
Depression / etiology
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Incidence
Iowa / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Serotonin Agents / adverse effects*
Serotonin Agents / therapeutic use
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

Substances

Serotonin Agents