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Ann Thorac Surg 1984;37:167-168
© 1984 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Successful Balloon Counterpulsation for Right Ventricular Failure

John B. Flege, Jr., M.D.*, Creighton B. Wright, M.D., Timothy J. Reisinger, B.S., C.C.T.

From the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Accepted for publication March 24, 1983.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Flege, Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45219

We used pulmonary arterial balloon counterpulsation to treat successfully a patient with severe right ventricular failure following mitral valve replacement. The balloon was placed through a vascular graft sutured as a diverticulum to the main pulmonary artery.




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