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 ...

It was feasible to perform intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertions in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) without transferring patients to the catheterization laboratory, according to Italian ...

Compared with the years 2000-2009, cardiac deaths and case fatalities in U.S. marathon and half-marathon runners have come down significantly. (JAMA) People with zero of five classic cardiovascular ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of patients who underwent high-risk PCI, mechanical circulatory support with a microaxial blood pump ...

Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) manufactured by Getinge/Datascope are being recalled due to the possibility that a coiled cable connecting the display and ...