Michigan Medicine: How a Temporary Heart Pump Can Support High Risk Cardiac Surgery
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 30 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following Q&A on June 29, 2026, involving cardiac surgeon Robert Hawkins:
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How a temporary heart pump can support high risk cardiac surgery
A cardiac surgeon offers more details on Impella devices
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For some patients, cardiac surgery is considered too risky due to a severely weakened heart.
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How a temporary heart pump can support high risk cardiac surgery
A cardiac surgeon offers more details on Impella devices
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For some patients, cardiac surgery is considered too risky due to a severely weakened heart.
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