Patient selection for left ventricular unloading: is lactate the vital piece of the puzzle?

Alexander M Griffioen; Gerard C Swart; Robert Jan M van Geuns

doi:10.21037/jtd-23-987

Patient selection for left ventricular unloading: is lactate the vital piece of the puzzle?

J Thorac Dis. 2023 Sep 28;15(9):4550-4554. doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-987. Epub 2023 Aug 17.

Authors

Alexander M Griffioen¹, Gerard C Swart¹, Robert Jan M van Geuns¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Impella; Mechanical circulatory support; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); lactate; left ventricular unloading (LV unloading).

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