The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority said its acquisition of its first-ever intra-aortic balloon pump is a significant ...
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 ...
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 ...
Balloon leak, poor inflation, poor augmentation or insertion difficulty.CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft; IABP: Intra-aortic balloon pump; PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention. Reproduced ...