Successful treatment of severe myocardial failure after postpartum haemorrhage with the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-225

  Mayr, A ^a   Lederer, W ^a   Mortl M ^a   Margreiter, J ^a   Hoi, M ^a   Hasibeder, W ^a   Mutz, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Intra aortic balloon pump; Myocardial failure; Postpartum haemorrhage; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMRINONE; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; ISOENZYME; NORADRENALIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; COUNTERPULSATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RESUSCITATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032983451     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050821     Document Type: Article

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