Pro: Prophylactic preoperative use of an intra-aortic balloon pump is indicated in high-risk coronary patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Apr;29(2):532-3. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.017. Epub 2014 Dec 12.

Author

Ahmed Zaky¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: azaky@uab.edu.

PMID: 25791691
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.017

No abstract available

Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; cardiogenic shock; emergency care; intra-aortic balloon pump.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass* / adverse effects
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
Heart-Assist Devices / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / statistics & numerical data*
Preoperative Care / methods*