Mayo Clinic
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of cryotherapy spray treatment for eradication of gastric antral vascular ectasia by measuring the change in hemoglobin levels and transfusion requirements in the first 6 months of cryotherapy treatment compared to the previous 6 months
Inclusion Criteria • Diagnosis of antral-predominant GAVE: Endoscopic confirmation of gastric-antral vascular ectasia affecting the antrum, without severe portal-hypertensive gastropathy. Sub-classify as nodular or non-nodular GAVE. * Age: ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. * Recent transfusion-dependent anemia * ≥ 1 packed-RBC transfusion for GAVE-related bleeding within the last 6 months to maintain hemoglobin (Hgb) \> 8 g/dL (or \> 7 g/dL if no coronary/vascular disease). * Standard-of-care transfusion thresholds: * If no coronary artery/vascular disease (CVD): transfuse 2 units…
This treatment consists of performing a diagnostic EGD to identify GAVE lesions. A catheter advances through the therapeutic channel to treat target areas with cryotherapy.
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