title: [Prophylactic use of counterpulsation in patients with severe myocardial dysfunction].
abstract: During the period between 2/2000 and 11/2000 21 patients with severe ventricular dysfunction were investigated (EF less than 30%) where in a planned manner intraaortic balloon counterpulsation was introduced before cardiac surgery. The low mortality (5%), zero incidence of complications caused by the method and the improvement of the contractility of the heart muscle, evaluated from a rise of the ejection fraction (EF) make so-called prophylactic use of contrapulsation possible as a method of first choice in severe myocardial dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Kardiochirurgické oddĕlení, Nemocnice Podlesí, spol. s r.o., Trinec.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hájek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mokrejs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horáková
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knap
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*