Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support heart function in patients who were critically ill with cardiogenic shock caused by heart ...

Early inflation Balloon inflates before aortic valve closes – the left ventricle is therefore forced to empty against an inflated balloon. There is an increase in afterload, potentially raising ...

Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support heart function in patients who were critically ill with cardiogenic shock caused by heart ...

August 27, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) offered no mortality benefits at 30 days in the 600-patient IABP SHOCK II trial, according to Dr Holger Thiele ...

MUNICH, Germany—Although use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock appears safe, the technique does not improve ...

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation pumps (IABPs) are efficacious in treating cardiogenic shock and are often inserted prophylactically in hemodynamically stable patients who are undergoing ...

A percutaneous left ventricular assist device fails to offer improvement in 30-day outcomes compared with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in high-risk patients requiring hemodynamic support ...