Intra-aortic balloon pump therapy negatively affects flow through a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jan;153(1):e7-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.012. Epub 2016 Sep 17.

Authors

Dipanjan Banerjee¹, Chun Choi², Richard Ha²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif.

PMID: 27717495
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.09.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Output / physiology*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Regional Blood Flow / physiology*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*