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Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Temporary mechanical circulatory support is used when a patient’s heart function acutely decompensates and cannot provide adequate circulation. Depending on the heart failure etiology, these devices can support patients until their native heart’s function improves or as a bridge to durable left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation.

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  1. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Stanley B. Wolfe & Eriberto Michel

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  1. Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Jordan P. Bloom

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    Thoralf M. Sundt

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Wolfe, S.B., Michel, E. (2024). Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support. In: Bloom, J.P., Sundt, T.M. (eds) Cardiac Surgery Clerkship. Contemporary Surgical Clerkships. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41301-8_28

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