Abstract Background Cardiac surgery patients with severe preoperative left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are at high risk for poor postoperative outcomes including prolonged ventilation, renal failure and post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS)...
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Abstract Objectives: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is the implementation of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) during refractory cardiac arrest. The role of left-ventricular (LV) unloading with Impella in addition to..
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Abstract Objective Our aim was to analyse whether prophylactic preoperative intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) improves outcomes in hemodynamically stable patients with low (LVEF ≤30%) undergoing elective (CABG) using (CPB). Secondary aim was to..
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