Abstract |
We describe a patient who could not be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass without mechanical circulatory assistance because of severe cardiac failure after surgical repair of a dissecting aneurysm of the descending aorta. Placement of an intra-aortic balloon in a conduit attached to the proximal aorta enabled the patient to recover from perioperative cardiac failure after all other measures had failed.
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Authors | S Hoka, T Tashiro, Y Haruta, K Tanaka, M Nagata, A Yamaoka, K Todo |
Journal | The Journal of cardiovascular surgery
(J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino))
1992 Jan-Feb
Vol. 33
Issue 1
Pg. 41-3
ISSN: 0021-9509 [Print] Italy |
PMID | 1544994
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aortic Dissection
(surgery)
- Aorta, Thoracic
(surgery)
- Aortic Aneurysm
(surgery)
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Female
- Humans
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping
(methods)
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