The role of the axillary Impella 5.0 device on patients with acute cardiogenic shock

Abstract Background Acute cardiogenic shock is associated with high mortality rates. The Impella device is a microaxial left ventricular assist device that can be inserted through the axillary artery. The purpose of our study is to determine the role of the Axillary Impella devices on patients with...

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Main Authors: Saeed Tarabichi, Hirohisa Ikegami, Mark J. Russo, Leonard Y. Lee, Anthony Lemaire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01251-7