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L R McBride1, L W Miller, K S Naunheim, D G Pennington.
Abstract
We describe a technique for insertion of an intraaortic balloon pump through the axillary artery. This approach is useful in patients requiring intraaortic balloon pump support before cardiac transplantation in that it dramatically increases patient mobility while awaiting a donor heart.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2596930 DOI： 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90694-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330