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Fig. 1 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fig. 1

From: Comparison of effects of extra-thoracic paraaortic counterpulsation to intraaortic balloon pump on circulatory support in acute heart failure

Fig. 1

Photograph of an extra-thorax paraaortic counterpulsation device (ETPACD). The ETPACD sac fills with 120-ml (a 65-ml stroke) blood volume (1) during ventricular systole and empties during ventricular diastole through a single valveless cannula (2). The diaphragm is pneumatically driven by the console through a gas line (3) and the gas outlet (4)

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