Endoscopic Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Table 2

Endoscopic findings in 20 VAD patients admitted for 36 overt GI bleeding episodes.

Endoscopic findings	Number of patients (%)
Peptic ulcer disease	8 (22.2)
Small bowel angioectasias	6 (16.7)
Ischemic colitis	4 (11.1)
Erosive gastropathy	2 (5.6)
Ischemic gastritis	2 (5.6)
Herpes esophagitis	1 (2.8)
Esophageal ulcer	1 (2.8)
Colonic ulcer	1 (2.8)
Colon polyp	1 (2.8)
Bleeding site unknown	10 (27.8)
Patients with multiple etiologies of bleeding	3 (8.3)