Journal:
:the journal of tehran university heart center
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kasra moazzami 1-hackensack university medical center, hackesack, nj, usa.
2-rutgers new jersey medical school, newark, nj, usa.
elena v dolmatova 1-hackensack university medical center, hackesack, nj, usa.
2-rutgers new jersey medical school, newark, nj, usa.
thomas p cocke 1-hackensack university medical center, hackesack, nj, usa.
3-valley medical group and valley hospital, ridgewood, nj, usa.
elie elmann hackensack university medical center, hackesack, nj, usa.
pranay vaidya hackensack university medical center, hackesack, nj, usa.
arthur f ng hackensack university medical center, hackesack, nj, usa.
background: venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) provides systemic arterial support without directly unloading the left heart, which causes an elevated left ventricular (lv) pressure. the aim of the present study was to investigate the adjunctive application of the impella device for lv unloading in patients during ecmo. methods: this retrospective cohort study included patie...