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 ...

Hemodynamic support reduces 6-month mortality in patients with large ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by persistent ischemia after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI ...

Contrary to lackluster short-term results, elective intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in high-risk patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) substantially reduces all-cause ...

PARIS — Early implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF) and low output provided more effective treatment than inotropic agents in a small ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the device most frequently used as a bridge to surgical repair in ...

"In short, it seems likely that the returned arterialized blood should be returned during diastole when the aortic valve is closed. This would probably offer less resistance to the ailing heart's ...