The intra aortic balloon pump (IABP), also called the balloon pump, is a machine that helps the heart pump blood throughout the body. It consists of two parts: a balloon inserted into the aorta, one ...

The pump set-up time when using the SENSATION ... ischemia †Refer to Figure 7 for corresponding waveforms. IABP: Intra-aortic balloon pump. AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CABG: Coronary ...

It is the leading cause of death post-MI, with an estimated in-patient mortality of 50%. Historically, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertion has been widely used with the aim of improving cardiac ...

Introduction Randomised trials have questioned the benefit of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation in high-risk PCI and shock. A larger capacity balloon has been introduced into routine ...

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 ...