Short-term mechanical circulatory support (intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, TandemHeart): a review.

As a result, there has been an increasing trend and an expanding role of short-term MCS device use over the last decade, including facilitating high-risk procedures, buying time for definitive therapy to take effect (bridge-to-recovery), and initial hemodynamic stabilization to allow delayed evaluation of treatment goals (bridge-to-decision) ( 6 ).

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