Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2021; 27(25): 3877-3887
Published online Jul 7, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i25.3877
Table 1 Comparative characteristics of patients with left ventricular assistant devices with gastrointestinal bleeding vs no gastrointestinal bleeding, n (%)
Factor

No GIB
At least 1 GIB
P value
n19897
Age implant, median (IQR)56.9 (46.9, 67.0)60.8 (52.7, 69.8)0.014
Sex (male)160 (81.2)82 (84.5)0.52
RaceWhite113 (57.1)58 (59.8)0.067
Black54 (27.3)31 (32.0)
Asian0 (0.0)1 (1.0)
Other12 (6.1)5 (5.2)
Unknown19 (9.6)2 (2.1)
Type of LVADHeartware66 (33.3)27 (27.8)0.22
HeartMate 2114 (57.6)55 (56.7)
HeartMate318 (9.1)15 (15.5)
LVAD purposeDestination (DT)113 (57.1)70 (72.2)0.030
bridge to transplant (BTT)80 (40.4)25 (25.8%)
Bridge to Recovery (BTR)5 (2.5)2 (2.1)
LVAD exposure (d) (IQR)348 (103, 947)895 (520, 1433)< 0.001