A Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device Requiring Emergency Surgery for a Strangulated Umbilical Hernia: A Case Report
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BACKGROUND Patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) who require emergency non-cardiac surgery are at high risk due to long-term anticoagulation and the consequences of underlying heart failure. Approximately 3.3% of LVAD patients require emergency... ...
