Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 243-245 , June 2008

Left Ventricular Support with the Impella® LP 5.0 for Cardiogenic Shock Following Cardiac Surgery

  • Michael Rossiter-Thornton, BMedSc(Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Viswanath Arun, DNB(CTVS)

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • A. Paul Forrest, FANZCA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Matthew S. Bayfield, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael K. Wilson, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Level 6, Building 75, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 95156374; fax: +61 2 95156378.

Received 9 November 2007 ,Revised 30 January 2008 ,Accepted 9 February 2008.

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PII: S1443-9506(08)00035-8

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.02.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 243-245 , June 2008

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