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Henry C Quevedo1, Nidal Abi Rafeh
1Heart Care Consultants, 5600 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139 USA. henryquevedod@gmail.com.
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|April 3, 2020
Abstract:
We observed left ventricular microbubbles associated with Impella support in the setting of a high-risk coronary intervention. Left ventricular microbubbles may indicate exaggerated shear stress and cavitation phenomenon, potentially leading to hemolysis.

