Improving hemodynamics – Prolonged intra-aortic balloon pump usage in posterior ventricular septal rupture with right ventricle dysfunction

The associated mortality and morbidity of posterior ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is quite high increasing to almost 80% due to severe right ventricle dysfunction and pulmonary artery hypertension. Herein, we present a case of posterior VSR due to inferior wall myocardial infarction who underwent...

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Main Authors: Karthik Raman, Thapo T Desugari, S Sowmya, Samuel S Angula, Kalaichelvan Uthayakumaran, Anbarasu Mohanraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2020;volume=23;issue=1;spage=106;epage=108;aulast=Raman