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Bruce E Lewis, MD

Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Provider Groups

  • Loyola Medicine Physician

  • Loyola Physician Partners

Primary Contact

888-584-7888
Appointments (New Patients Welcome)
Provider Groups
  • Loyola Medicine Physician

  • Loyola Physician Partners

Primary Contact
888-584-7888

Services & Specialties

Areas of Specialization

  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Interventional Cardiology

Locations & Contact

Primary Location

Loyola University Medical Center

2160 S First Ave
Maywood , IL 60153

View hours
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Loyola University Medical Center

St Joseph Hospital

2900 North Lake Shore Dr
Chicago , IL 60657

Oakbrook Terrace Medical Ctr

Oakbrook Ter Medical Ctr
1 S 260 Summit Ave
Oakbrook Terrace , IL 60181

About

Academic Title

Professor

Ages Seen

Adults - Over 65
Adults - 18 to 64

Additional Resources

Education & Certifications

Education

Fellowship:
Loyola University Medical Center

Fellowship:
Loyola University Medical Center

Education:
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (1980)

Education:
Rush Medical College of Rush University (1984)

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine (2019)

Interventional Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (1999)

Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (1989)

American Board of Internal Medicine (1989)

Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, American Board of (1987)

American Board of Internal Medicine (1987)

Provider Groups

Loyola Medicine Physician

Loyola Physician Partners

Provider Ratings

The following ratings and reviews are based on verified feedback collected from independently administered patient experience surveys. The ratings and comments submitted by patients reflect their own views and opinions. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy. Learn More >

4.9 out of 5

(376 ratings)

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

104 Reviews

03/17/2025

Nurse was very knowledgeable, attentive, helpful, friendly and caring

03/10/2025

Cared about me.

03/10/2025

Keep up the good work

02/27/2025

Once upon a midnight dreary

02/19/2025

Prompt courteous and efficient.

02/19/2025

Love Dr.Lewis!

02/12/2025

Empathy was very evident.

02/03/2025

Outstanding caregiver!!

02/03/2025

On Time and thouough

01/29/2025

Dr. Lewis has been my cardiologist for many years, and he performed some of my procedures at the hospital even before that. He's always been the perfect, professional doctor. Just what anyone would want who's dealing with what I am.

01/27/2025

Excellent care always!

01/22/2025

Great Physician and zi have been a Physician over 50 years active

01/15/2025

Very good

01/15/2025

Excellent Visit!

01/13/2025

The doctor reviewed my recent test results and went over them with me.

01/13/2025

Excellent care provided by Dr. Lewis. Dr. Dr. Brice E Lewis is a credit to LUMC/Trinity.

01/09/2025

Everyone was great.

01/08/2025

I CAN OPEN UP TO HIM AND I KNOW HE UNDERSTANDS ME. I'M RELAXED WHEN WERE DONE.

01/08/2025

Very knowledgeable and great respect for him.

01/06/2025

Always look forward to my appointments with Dr. Lewis

01/03/2025

Caring and knowledgeable

12/31/2024

Dr Lewis is very straight forward and thorough. Very professional but nice too.

12/30/2024

Dr. Lewis is very easy to talk to, he makes you feel at ease.

12/18/2024

Love coming to see him

12/18/2024

I have enough trust in Dr. Lewis to have him as lead person for my care plan.

12/17/2024

Dr. Lewis is wonderful.

12/13/2024

Very thorough evaluation

12/11/2024

Great Dr.

12/10/2024

Dr. Lewis is a magnificent person and doctor.

12/09/2024

All very good!

12/05/2024

Always attentive

12/04/2024

He is concerned about my health issues & gives me advises

12/04/2024

Outstanding heart specialist, a credit to LUMC Trinity.

12/04/2024

Love Dr. Lewis he's the Best!!

12/04/2024

Always attentive and answers all questions.

12/04/2024

If Dr. Lewis would need to leave I鈥檇 be very upset. I have met him and have a patient of his since 2014. Just hope he never leaves.

12/04/2024

I appreciate Dr. Lewis and his care, guidence and follow up.

11/27/2024

I'm grateful Dr. Lewis saw me on short notice.

11/27/2024

Dr. Lewis is the best

11/26/2024

Everyone great.

11/22/2024

Me siento complacido con el servicio

11/18/2024

Muy buena

11/08/2024

best doctor ever

11/04/2024

Just make sure I stay healthy for a long time! Please???

10/28/2024

An excellent provider and I have nothing bad to say.

10/28/2024

Great doc

10/23/2024

Excellent care

10/16/2024

Great

10/15/2024

Dr. Lewis listens to what I have to say and explains things so I understand them.

10/15/2024

My family and I appreciate the care and will continue to come from out of state to see Dr. Bruce and we are grateful for the care received

10/09/2024

Great. One of the best in the city of Chicago.

10/09/2024

Listens to my concern

10/08/2024

Dr. Lewis has so much patience. You can never ask him too many questions. His surgery/procedure skills are 100%.

10/08/2024

Great

10/02/2024

Dr. Lewis is the #1 best provider!!

10/02/2024

Empathic, knowlegible

10/01/2024

responses only reflect interactions with Dr. Lewis

09/27/2024

Dr Lewis was amazing. He takes his time to know his patients

09/23/2024

100 percent excellent experience

09/20/2024

Very pleased with my outcome

09/20/2024

Dr. Lewis is the best ever.

09/18/2024

Best dr

09/18/2024

Dr Lewis is wonderful!!

09/18/2024

Saved my life 25years ago and has given me great care since.

09/16/2024

Long time patient, always pleased with the doctor's and staff's care and interaction

09/11/2024

Great Doctor

09/10/2024

Make sure you mention to Dr. Lewis & Carol Riddle, that they give me the service, the Red Carpet treatment .

08/30/2024

All good

08/29/2024

Dr. Lewis saved my life...nothing more to say!

08/29/2024

Dr. Lewis is an excellent physician.

08/28/2024

Always takes time

08/28/2024

Excellence

08/28/2024

It was an excellent experience and I would highly recommend Loyola and Dr Lewis!

08/14/2024

N/a

08/09/2024

Put us at ease with what he had to do. Took precautions to not do unnecessary procedures

08/08/2024

Just one provider for about 15 minutes.It was good.

08/07/2024

Overall exceeded my expectations

07/30/2024

Good, pleasant, nice, caring, attentive, and patient

07/29/2024

Great cardiologist and staff!

07/29/2024

Very safe

07/11/2024

Dr Lewis is a very busy doctor. I don't mind waiting because I know he is helping someone else! He is the best!

07/10/2024

A great doctor and staff!

07/10/2024

Excellent doctor and staff

07/05/2024

All of my doctors at Loyola take really good care of me.

06/24/2024

I wish all medical workers were like Dr. Bruce Lewis!!

06/20/2024

What can I say that hasn鈥檛 been already mentioned. Your team and doctors and medical staff were heaven sent. God bless them all for what they did for me and for what they do.

06/19/2024

I would highly recommend him.

06/19/2024

Dr. Lewis is very knowledgeable and professional. His bedside manner is great.

06/14/2024

I would recommend Loyola Hospital to anyone in need of help.

06/12/2024

They were a blessing

06/10/2024

Dr. Lewis is an outstanding cardiologist, that is willing to answer all questions regarding heart issues.

06/05/2024

So far so!

06/05/2024

Dr had a good bedside

06/03/2024

Need more Doctors like Dr. Lewis

05/29/2024

I trust Dr Lewis completely would not go elsewhere

05/22/2024

Like I mentioned earlier, I've been a patient of Dr. Lewis for over 20+ years. I trust him and would not hesitate to recommend him.

05/17/2024

couldn't be better

05/16/2024

They was listening !

05/15/2024

Dr. Lewis is practical, approachable and knowledgeable.

05/14/2024

Love the people taking care of me I can鈥檛 say enough positive things about them

05/14/2024

Everything was just great.

05/13/2024

Always looks out for my health.

05/08/2024

When I walk into Dr. Lewis鈥檚 office with concerns, I always leave with them being taken care of.

04/23/2024

As expected
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Publications

  • Percutaneous Repair of Chronic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm: A Single-Center Experience. Lewis, B. E.; Bufalino, D. V.; Hussein, M. H.; Allen, S.; Burke, L.; Belin, R. J.; Henderson, M. G.; Schwartz, J.; Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
  • Diastolic dysfunction and clinical outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with atypical aortic valve stenosis. Belin, R. J.; Desa, T. B.; Wroblewski, I.; Joyce, C.; Perez-Tamayo, A.; Schwartz, J.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Tuchek, M.; Bakhos, M.; Mathew, V.; Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)
  • Trends and Outcomes of Transferred Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Acute Care Hospitals (from a Nationwide Analysis). Elkaryoni, A.; Elgendy, I. Y.; Manshad, A.; Desai, N.; Liu, J. C.; Syed, M.; Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Darki, A.; The American journal of cardiology
  • Outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery: a nationwide cohort sample. Elkaryoni, A.; Elgendy, I. Y.; Qarajeh, R.; Allen, S.; Abdelkarim, I.; Mallas, W.; Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Lopez, J. J.; Darki, A.; Coronary artery disease
  • Novel CT-derived parameter is associated with low cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism. Brailovsky, Y.; Masic, D.; Allen, S.; Lakhter, V.; Bashir, R.; Forfia, P.; Bechara, C. F.; Leya, F. S.; Lopez, J. J.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. E.; Wexels, F.; Fareed, J.; Camren, G. P.; Hibbeln, J.; Darki, A.; Thrombosis research
  • Technical success and long-term outcomes after anomalous right coronary artery stenting with cardiac computed tomography angiography correlation. Darki, A.; Motiwala, A.; Bakhos, L.; Lewis, B. E.; Lopez, J. J.; Steen, L. H.; Mathew, V.; Leya, F. S.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
  • Endovascular Repair of Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Aneurysms in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome-A Case Report. Alhawasli, H.; Darki, A.; Lewis, B. E.; The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc
  • Nonhemostatic adverse effects of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents. Walenga, J. M.; Thethi, I.; Lewis, B. E.; Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome: focus on bivalirudin. Ramana, R. K.; Lewis, B. E.; Vascular health and risk management
  • Long-term clinical outcomes of real-world experience using sirolimus-eluting stents in saphenous vein graft disease. Ramana, R. K.; Ronan, A.; Cohoon, K.; Homan, D.; Sutherland, J.; Steen, L.; Liu, J.; Loeb, H.; Lewis, B. E.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
  • Femoral angiogram prior to arteriotomy closure device does not reduce vascular complications in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Ramana, R. K.; Singh, A.; Dieter, R. S.; Moran, J. F.; Steen, L.; Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F.; Journal of interventional cardiology
  • Utility of BNP in differentiating constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy in patients with renal insufficiency. Reddy, P. R.; Dieter, R. S.; Das, P.; Steen, L. H.; Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Journal of cardiac failure
  • Direct thrombin inhibition during percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Lewis, B. E.; Hursting, M. J.; Expert review of cardiovascular therapy
  • Effects of argatroban therapy, demographic variables, and platelet count on thrombotic risks in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Lewis, B. E.; Wallis, D. E.; Hursting, M. J.; Levine, R. L.; Leya, F.; Chest
  • Thiazolidinediones do not reduce target vessel revascularization in diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Cho, L.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Leya, F. S.; Cardiology
  • Pharmacology of argatroban. Jeske, W.; Walenga, J. M.; Lewis, B. E.; Fareed, J.; Expert opinion on investigational drugs
  • The efficacy of brain natriuretic peptide levels in differentiating constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy. Leya, F. S.; Arab, D.; Joyal, D.; Shioura, K. M.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Cho, L.; Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Use of lepirudin during percutaneous vascular interventions in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Cochran, K.; DeMartini, T. J.; Lewis, B. E.; O Brien, J.; Steen, L. H.; Grassman, E. D.; Leya, F.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
  • Argatroban anticoagulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Lewis, B. E.; Wallis, D. E.; Leya, F.; Hursting, M. J.; Kelton, J. G.; Argatroban-915 Investigators; Archives of internal medicine
  • Bleeding complications with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors. Iqbal, O.; Walenga, J. M.; Lewis, B. E.; Bakhos, M.; Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998)
  • Practical issues in the development of argatroban: a perspective. Fareed, J.; Hoppensteadt, D.; Iqbal, O.; Tobu, M.; Lewis, B. E.; Pathophysiology of haemostasis and thrombosis
  • Argatroban in HIT type II and acute coronary syndrome. Lewis, B. E.; Walenga, J. M.; Pathophysiology of haemostasis and thrombosis
  • Monitoring of argatroban in ARG310 study: potential recommendations for its use in interventional cardiology. Iqbal, O.; Ahmad, S.; Lewis, B. E.; Walenga, J. M.; Rangel, Y.; Fareed, J.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
  • Argatroban anticoagulation during percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Lewis, B. E.; Matthai, W. H.; Cohen, M.; Moses, J. W.; Hursting, M. J.; Leya, F.; ARG-216/310/311 Study Investigators; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
  • Argatroban therapy does not generate antibodies that alter its anticoagulant activity in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Walenga, J. M.; Ahmad, S.; Hoppensteadt, D.; Iqbal, O.; Hursting, M. J.; Lewis, B. E.; Thrombosis research
  • Patency of coronary artery bypass grafts in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Liu, J. C.; Lewis, B. E.; Steen, L. H.; Grassman, E. D.; Bakhos, M.; Blakeman, B.; Wrona, L.; Leya, F.; The American journal of cardiology
  • A randomized trial of the low-molecular-weight heparin certoparin to prevent restenosis following coronary angioplasty. Grassman, E. D.; Leya, F.; Fareed, J.; Lewis, B. E.; Bacher, P.; Loeb, H. S.; Moran, J. F.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
  • Argatroban anticoagulant therapy in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Lewis, B. E.; Wallis, D. E.; Berkowitz, S. D.; Matthai, W. H.; Fareed, J.; Walenga, J. M.; Bartholomew, J.; Sham, R.; Lerner, R. G.; Zeigler, Z. R.; Rustagi, P. K.; Jang, I. K.; Rifkin, S. D.; Moran, J.; Hursting, M. J.; Kelton, J. G.; ARG-911 Study Investigators; Circulation
  • Pharmacokinetics of argatroban in primates: evidence on endogenous uptake. Ahmad, S.; Yang, L. H.; Ahsan, A.; Fu, K.; Iqbal, O.; Hoppensteadt, D. A.; Lewis, B. E.; Walenga, J. M.; Fareed, J.; International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology
  • Antithrombin agents: the new class of anticoagulant and antithrombotic drugs. Fareed, J.; Lewis, B. E.; Callas, D. D.; Hoppensteadt, D. A.; Walenga, J. M.; Bick, R. L.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
  • Simultaneous monitoring of argatroban and its major metabolite using an HPLC method: potential clinical applications. Ahmad, S.; Ahsan, A.; George, M.; Iqbal, O.; Jeske, W. P.; McKenna, R.; Lewis, B. E.; Walenga, J. M.; Fareed, J.; Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
  • Clinical laboratory monitoring of a synthetic antithrombin agent, argatroban, using high performance liquid chromatography and functional methods. Ahmad, S.; Iqbal, O.; Ahsan, A.; Hoppensteadt, D. A.; Lewis, B. E.; Walenga, J. M.; Fareed, J.; International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology
  • Use of vascular sealing devices (VasoSeal and Perclose) versus assisted manual compression (Femostop) in transcatheter coronary interventions requiring abciximab (ReoPro). Chamberlin, J. R.; Lardi, A. B.; McKeever, L. S.; Wang, M. H.; Ramadurai, G.; Grunenwald, P.; Towne, W. P.; Grassman, E. D.; Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Stein, L. H.; Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
  • Clinical experience with combined treatment of thrombin inhibitors and GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with HIT. Walenga, J. M.; Jeske, W. P.; Wallis, D. E.; Bakhos, M.; Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F.; Fareed, J.; Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis
  • Antithrombin agents as anticoagulants and antithrombotics: implications in drug development. Fareed, J.; Callas, D.; Hoppensteadt, D. A.; Lewis, B. E.; Bick, R. L.; Walenga, J. M.; Seminars in hematology
  • Plasmapheresis in the management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Robinson, J. A.; Lewis, B. E.; Seminars in hematology
  • Laboratory tests for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a multicenter study. Walenga, J. M.; Jeske, W. P.; Wood, J. J.; Ahmad, S.; Lewis, B. E.; Bakhos, M.; Seminars in hematology
  • Anticoagulation with Novastan (argatroban) in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome. Lewis, B. E.; Walenga, J. M.; Wallis, D. E.; Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis
  • Successful Coronary Interventions Performed with Argatroban Anticoagulation in Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Syndrome. Lewis, B. E.; Ferguson, J. J.; Grassman, E. D.; Fareed, J.; Walenga, J.; Joffrion, J. L.; Wrona, L.; Johnson, S. A.; Schwarz, R. P.; McKiernan, T.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
  • Report of successful use of argatroban as an alternative anticoagulant during coronary stent implantation in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome. Lewis, B. E.; Iaffaldano, R.; McKiernan, T. L.; Rao, L.; Donkin, J.; Wallenga, J. M.; Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis
  • Diagnosis and management of right atrial thrombus in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome with transesophageal echocardiography and thrombolytic therapy. Elliott, L. D.; Lichtenberg, R.; Johnson, S. A.; Lewis, B. E.; American heart journal
  • Assessment of outcome of bifurcation lesions and non-bifurcation lesions treated in the CAVEAT trial. CAVEAT investigator group. Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Johnson, S. A.; Grassman, E. D.; Hwang, M.; Loeb, H. S.; Scanlon, P. J.; Euler, D.; Keeler, G.; McKiernan, T. L.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
  • Patency of cryopreserved saphenous vein grafts as conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery. Iaffaldano, R. A.; Lewis, B. E.; Johnson, S. A.; Piffare, R.; McKiernan, T. L.; Chest
  • Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy: a double-balloon technique. Iaffaldano, R. A.; Jones, P.; Lewis, B. E.; Eleftheriades, E. G.; Johnson, S. A.; McKiernan, T. L.; Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis
  • Predictors of successful PTCA using coronary perfusion balloon catheters. Grassman, E. D.; Johnson, S. A.; Leya, F.; McKiernan, T. L.; Lewis, B. E.; Ward, K. A.; Halle, A. A.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
  • Acute procedural results in the treatment of 30 coronary artery bifurcation lesions with a double-wire atherectomy technique for side-branch protection. Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Johnson, S. A.; Grassman, E. D.; McKiernan, T. L.; Sumida, C. W.; Killian, D. M.; Hwang, M.; Losurdo, J.; Loeb, H. S.; American heart journal
  • Failure of ancrod in the treatment of heparin-induced arterial thrombosis. Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Wallis, D.; Grassman, E.; The Canadian journal of cardiology
  • Improved hemodynamic, angiographic and functional results after renal artery stenting. Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Johnson, S. A.; Grassman, E. D.; McKiernan, T. L.; Mason, J. R.; Jones, P. A.; Euler, D. E.; Scanlon, P. J.; The Journal of invasive cardiology
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty for Unstable Angina: Predictors of Outcome in a Multicenter Study. Grassman, E. D.; Leya, F.; Johnson, S. A.; Lewis, B. E.; Wolfe, M. W.; Strony, J. T.; Adelman, B.; Bittl, J. A.; Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis
  • Successful directional coronary atherectomy in a patient with dextrocardia and situs inversus. Lewis, B. E.; Leya, F. S.; Jones, P.; Grassman, E. D.; Stasior, C.; Haryani, V.; McKiernan, T. L.; Johnson, S. A.; Scanlon, P. J.; Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis
  • Examination of common PTCA guide wires used for side branch protection during directional coronary atherectomy of bifurcation lesions performed in vivo and in vitro. Grassman, E. D.; Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Johnson, S. A.; McNulty, J. A.; Sumida, C. W.; McKiernan, T. L.; Killian, D. M.; Halle, A. A.; Ward, K. A.; Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis
  • Modified "kissing" atherectomy procedure with dependable protection of side branches by two-wire technique. Leya, F. S.; Lewis, B. E.; Sumida, C. W.; McKiernan, T. L.; Grassman, E. D.; Bhatia, S.; Killian, D. M.; Halle, A. A.; Ward, K. A.; Johnson, S. A.; Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis
  • New approach to management of intraaortic balloon pumps in patients with peripheral vascular disease: case reports of four patients requiring urgent IABP insertion. Lewis, B. E.; Sumida, C.; Hwang, M. H.; Loeb, H. S.; Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis