%0 Journal Article %T Evaluation and treatment of pump thrombosis and hemolysis %A Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang %A Sagebin, Fabio %A Ross, Ronald E. %A Hallinan, William %A Schwarz, Karl Q. %A Massey, H. Todd %J Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery %D 2014 %B 2014 %9 %! Evaluation and treatment of pump thrombosis and hemolysis %K %X Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are not fully biocompatible, and are therefore predisposed to device thrombosis and subsequent pump dysfunction. Clinically significant hemolysis in VADs most often occurs as a result of device thrombosis, but can also be caused by other factors. Herein we describe the evaluation and management of VAD thrombosis and hemolysis. %U https://www.annalscts.com/article/view/4757 %V 3 %N 5 %P 490-495 %@ 2304-1021