PulseCath, a new short-term ventricular assist device: Our experience in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-426

  Amico, Alessio ^a,b   Brigiani, Mario Siro ^a   Vallabini, Albino ^a   Ferrante, Beniamino ^a   Marzovillo, Angelo ^a   Loizzi, Domenico ^a   Carbone, Carmine ^a  

^a Anthea Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Left ventricular assist device; Off pump coronary artery bypass

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART CATHETER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 40649096177     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282eee851     Document Type: Article

References (1)

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