Elective transfer from cardiopulmonary bypass to centrifugal blood pump support in very high-risk cardiac surgery

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;133(2):577-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.035.
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MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Failure / mortality
  • Heart Failure / surgery*
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Humans
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome