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Left ventricular apical cannulation for circulatory support
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Providence Seattle Medical Center, Washington 98122, USA.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|January 19, 1999
Abstract:
Circulatory support is occasionally needed for postcardiotomy low output. The left atrium may not be accessible for inflow cannulation. This article describes cannulation of the left ventricular apex for circulatory support.