Intra-aortic balloon pump placement in coronary artery bypass grafting patients by day of admission

Abstract Introduction Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABPs) can be utilized to provide hemodynamic support in high risk patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). There are many indications for IABP and institutional practice patterns regarding the placement of IABPs is variable. As a re...

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Main Authors: Gabriel A. del Carmen, Andrea Axtell, David Chang, Serguei Melnitchouk, Thoralf M. Sundt, Amy G. Fiedler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01259-z