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 ...

Similar to deleterious consequences of early balloon inflation Early deflation Reduced inflation time, leading to lower peak diastolic augmentation and suboptimal IABP function. Theoretically ...

Undersized donor hearts were indeed associated with more post-transplantation mortality -- but only among complex transplant ...

Some of the intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) made by Maquet Datascope Corporation were recalled in March 2014 because the device's fan assembly could malfunction and cause the device to stop with any ...

The patient initially collapsed due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital, where she was resuscitated before reaching Care ...

A 68-year-old woman in Hyderabad survived multiple cardiac arrests with advanced treatment at Care Hospitals. Read about her ...

KIMSHEALTH surgeons repair rare Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm, saving patient's life in successful five-hour surgery.