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 ...

Understanding Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Technology The IABP was first used in humans in the 1960s. It was the first type of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device, and is still used today ...

who invented the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), died at age 98. (eKathimerini) The HEARTS Act was signed by President Biden, the law now paving the way for a grant program at HHS to support CPR ...

Cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart is not able to pump enough blood ... may be needed using intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP or balloon pump) and when severe left ventricular ...

such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Now some 40 years since its first-in-man description, the situations and strategies in which to utilize its attractive physiological properties are still ...