Medscape

Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation Does Not Impair Long-Term Survival

Aims There are few studies of the use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) treatment as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx). This is the first study to compare long-term clinical and haemodynamic ...
Medscape

The Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in High-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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 ...
FiercePharma

--Study Results Demonstrating Trend Toward Improvement in 30-Day All-Cause Mortality Presented at ESC Congress 2012-

MUNICH and WAYNE, N.J., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, the market leader in intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation therapy, today announced 30-day results from the large, ...
Healio

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation failed to reduce MI size in patients with acute anterior MI without shock

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A routine strategy of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation before percutaneous coronary intervention did not ...
Science Daily

Balloon pump use prior to angioplasty does not reduce heart muscle damage, study shows

Inserting intra-aortic balloon pumps prior to angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction does not reduce the scope of heart muscle damage, a condition referred to as infarct size, ...
Healio

CRISP AMI: Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation failed to reduce infarct size in STEMI patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infarct size as measured by MRI does not reduce when intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation is used before ...
TCTMD

MAQUET Cardiovascular Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance and CE Mark for the Cardiosave Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

Mahwah, NJ-- MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, a leading provider of cardiovascular technologies, announced U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and CE mark today at the 2011 Transcatheter ...
TCTMD

No Benefit of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in MI Patients with Shock

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 ...
Nature

Are peripheral arterial changes during enhanced external counterpulsation necessary for and/or evidence of an adequate cardiovascular response?

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive counterpulsation technique that reduces angina episodes and nitrate usage in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who experience ...