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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

One way of assessing or assigning risk is to use a 'myocardium at risk' score. These scores help to systematically calculate the severity of CAD based on angiographic findings and also give an ...