title: Percutaneous life support: is it safe to plug and play?
authors.affiliation: Department of Hines VA Cardiology, West Virginia University, Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nee
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Aravinda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanjundappa
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dieter
mesh_terms: D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome