The need for intra aortic balloon pump support following open heart surgery: risk analysis and outcome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The early and intermediate outcome of patients requiring intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) was studied in a cohort of 2697 adult cardiac surgical patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>136 patients requiring IABP (5.04...

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Main Authors: Apostolakis Efstratios, Akbar Mohammad, Leotsinidis Michael, Parissis Haralabos, Dougenis Dimitrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/20