title: Balloon pump support of the failing right heart.
abstract: This report reviews a clinical experience with pulmonary artery counterpulsation with a balloon pump in a patient with pulmonary embolization superimposed upon severe trivalvular rheumatic heart disease. This patient underwent a pulmonary embolectomy and triple-valve replacement requiring a pulmonary artery balloon pump for bypass discontinuation and postbypass hemodynamic support. The field of right heart counterpulsation is briefly reviewed, and the technical details of the implantation and management of the device are elaborated.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shemin
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: DiSesa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*