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Keep this study
Lead
Mayo Clinic
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Group 1 - cross sectional study. Patients with implanted non-pulsatile ventricular assist devices of any type and at any time after implantation
Group 2 - prospective study. Patients with usual VAD indications will be invited to participate, when, in the opinion of their treating physician a VAD will be highly likely within one month.
You may not be if
Unwillingness to provide stool samples for study
Unwillingness to be followed for study endpoints.
Unwillingness to follow dietary restrictions necessary for accurate HemaQuant measurement
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