Preoperative Intraaortic Balloon Pump for Off-Pump Coronary Arterial Revascularization Vito Mannacio, MD, Luigi Di Tommaso, MD, Vincenzo De Amicis, MD, Paolo Stassano, MD, Francesco Musumeci, MD, Carlo Vosa, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 804-809 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.060 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Cardiac marker elevations in patients who received 2 hours (group 2T) and 12 hours (group 12T) of preoperative intraaortic balloon pump assistance. Incidence of postoperative increase of troponin I was 1 to 3 times (white section) and >3 times (black section) above the upper normal limit. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 804-809DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.060) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions