A Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping for Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock Caused by Myocardial Infarction

Objectives The aim of this study was to test whether the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) Impella LP2.5 (Abiomed Europe GmbH, Aachen, Germany) provides superior hemodynamic support compared with the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). Background Cardiogenic shock caused by left ventricular failur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008-11, Vol.52 (19), p.1584-1588
Hauptverfasser: Seyfarth, Melchior, MD, Sibbing, Dirk, MD, Bauer, Iris, MS, Fröhlich, Georg, MD, Bott-Flügel, Lorenz, MD, Byrne, Robert, MB, MRCPI, Dirschinger, Josef, MD, Kastrati, Adnan, MD, Schömig, Albert, MD
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