A balloon pump supports the function of a weakened heart. It ensures a steady blood flow to coronary arteries and reduces the energy needed for pumping.

None of the patients with attempted bedside IABP positioning converted to a cath lab insertion because of a poor echocardiographic window. One person was transferred to the cath lab after the IABP ...

Researchers report that the elective use of IABP during PCI was associated with a 34% reduction in the risk of death after a median follow-up of 51 months. They were cautious in interpreting the ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump is a temporary treatment that helps the heart pump enough blood around the body if it cannot do it by itself.

In the ALTShock-2 trial, researchers tested whether early intervention with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) would improve survival and treatment transition in patients hospitalized with ...

To evaluate the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measured non-invasively (NIBP) compared with invasive arterial BP (IABP) measured by umbilical arterial catheter in neonates undergoing therapeutic ...

The AC3 Range™ IABP combines the simple interface and proprietary algorithms of the AC3 Optimus™ IABP to deliver the same precisely timed support 1 with features designed specifically for ...

For the 37-center IABP-SHOCK (Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in Cardiogenic Shock) II trial, Holger Thiele, MD, of the University of Leipzig-Heart Center (Leipzig, Germany), and colleagues randomized 600 ...

Teleflex to Introduce the New TrapLiner® Catheter in Europe and Showcase the Arrow® AC3 Optimus™ Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) at the European Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular ...

Continuing the trajectory seen at 30 days and 1 year, the long-term data from the IABP-SHOCK II trial reported today show no survival benefit for intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use in acute MI ...

A balloon pump inserted in the aorta is currently the most widely used support device in the treatment of cardiogenic shock and, since its introduction in 1968, has been used in several million ...