Intraaortic balloon pump support during coronary angioplasty. Initial experience
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of the intraaortic balloon (IAoB) in association with coronary angioplasty in high-risk patients. METHODS: Fourteen high-risk patients unresponsive to clinical therapy and with formal contraindication to surgical revascularization were treated by coronary angioplasty,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
1999-08-01
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000800007 |