title: Pro: Prophylactic preoperative use of an intra-aortic balloon pump is indicated in high-risk coronary patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: azaky@uab.edu.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Zaky
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: acute coronary syndrome; cardiogenic shock; emergency care; intra-aortic balloon pump