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 ...

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 ...

Altshock-2 trial stopped early when device deemed not superior to standard medical care Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support 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 ...

1 Division of Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan 2 Department of Cardiovascular Dynamics, National ...

IABP systems are typically inserted within the multidisciplinary environment that is the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The specific role of the physiologist during IABP insertion is to ensure ...

The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term solution ...