Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in an off-pump procedure shows improved cerebral perfusion by near-infrared spectroscopy.
Alie
René F
RF
Department of Surgery, Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, KY, USA. rene.alie@lhsc.on.ca
Hymes
William
W
Kooperman
Scott
S
D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D015908:Counterpulsation / Q000379:methods; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015424:Reperfusion / Q000379:methods*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods*