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

Routine IABP at PCI No Help in Large-STEMI, Stable Patients

August 30, 2011 (Paris, France) — The routine use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support during PCI for acute, potentially large anterior MIs--as measured by electrocardiography--does little to ...
Healio

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

Infarct size as measured by MRI does not reduce when intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation is used before percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with STEMI, new study results indicated.
Forbes

ESC: Trial Finds No Benefit For Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation In Cardiogenic Shock

Despite a lack of evidence, circulatory support with intraaortic balloon counterpulation (IABP) has a class 1 recommendation in the guidelines and is often used in patients in cardiogenic shock ...
TCTMD

BCIS-1: Long-Term Follow-up Shows Lower Mortality with Elective IABP Therapy

CHICAGO, IL—Contrary to shorter-term results, follow-up beyond 4 years shows that elective intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in high-risk patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Nature

Intra-aortic balloon support for MI and cardiogenic shock—time to change the guidelines?

The results of the Intraaortic Balloon Pump in Cardiogenic Shock (IABP-SHOCK) II trial, presented at the 2012 European Society of Cardiology Congress and published in the New England Journal of ...
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, ...
Pacific Daily News

GMH enhances cardiac care with acquisition of intra-aortic balloon pump

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority said its acquisition of its first-ever intra-aortic balloon pump is a significant advancement that will transform cardiac care on the island. The state-of-the-art ...