Impella 5.0/5.5-Assisted Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Severely Impaired Left Ventricular Function: A Single-Center Descriptive Feasibility and Safety Study
Patients with severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) undergoing surgical coronary revascularization face elevated perioperative risk. We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery under prophylactic Impella 5.0/5.5 support at a si...