Is the Impella Device Really Useful to Unload the Left Ventricle During Extracorporeal Life Support?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jun;105(6):1861. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.10.019. Epub 2018 Feb 16.

Authors

Francesco Formica¹, Stefano D'Alessandro², Leonello Avalli³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48 20900 Monza, Italy. Electronic address: francesco_formica@fastwebnet.it.
² Cardiac Surgery Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48 20900 Monza, Italy.
³ Postoperative Intensive Care Medicine, ASST San Gerardo, Monza, Italy.

PMID: 29458959
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.10.019

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart Ventricles
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Shock, Cardiogenic