Influence of the intra-aortic balloon pump on the transcranial Doppler flow pattern in a brain-dead patient

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 140-142

  Van Der Naalt, J ^a,b   Baker, A J ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

brain death; intra aortic balloon pumps; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030070213     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.1.140     Document Type: Article

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