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Withdrawing intra-aortic balloon pump support paradoxically improves microvascular flow

INTRODUCTION: The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) is frequently used to mechanically support the heart. There is evidence that IABP improves microvascular flow during cardiogenic shock but its influence on the human microcirculation in patients deemed ready for discontinuing IABP support has not ye...

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Autores principales: Munsterman, Luuk DH, Elbers, Paul WG, Ozdemir, Alaattin, van Dongen, Eric PA, van Iterson, Mat, Ince, Can
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20738876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9242