Successful Balloon Counterpulsation for Right Ventricular Failure |
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| Authors: | John B. Flege Creighton B. Wright Timothy J. Reisinger |
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| Affiliation: | From the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH |
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We used pulmonary arterial balloon counterpulsation to treat successfully a patient with severe right ventricular failure following mitral valve replacement. The balloon was placed through a vascular graft sutured as a diverticulum to the main pulmonary artery. |
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| Keywords: | Address reprint requests to Dr. Flege Department of Cardiac Surgery The Christ Hospital Cincinnati OH 45219 |
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