Cardiac Assist

Milestone research on IABP therapy, dating from 1983 to the present day, has been captured in this concise listing of abstracts. The researchers address major issues facing IABP professionals, including:

Periodic review of this list is recommended to increase awareness of proper and practical use of IABP therapy. These abstracts are updated annually for the convenience of IABP clinicians, worldwide.

Complete articles can be obtained through on-line medical reference services or by contacting Datascope.

Vascular complications from intraaortic balloons: risk analysis

Preoperative intraaortic balloon pump enhances cardiac performance and improves the outcome of redo CABG

Evaluation of preoperative intra-aortic balloon pump support in high risk coronary patients

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of preoperative IABP in patients with ejection fraction of 0.25 or less

Complications associated with percutaneous placement and use of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation

Innovations in intra-aortic balloon pump management

Enhanced coronary blood flow velocity during intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in critically ill patients

Thrombolysis plus aortic counterpulsation: improved survival in patients who present to community hospitals with cardiogenic shock

A new technique for sheathless percutaneous intraaortic balloon catheter insertion.

Role of intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation in high risk coronary rotational atherectomy

Influence of catheter and arterial diameter on flow distal to an intra-aortic balloon insertion site: a theoretic examination and in vitro assessment.

Use of aortic counterpulsation to improve sustained coronary artery patency during acute myocardial infarction. Results of a randomized trial.

Treatment strategies for acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock in a community hospital.

Economic implications of the prophylactic use of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in the setting of acute myocardial infarction

Intra-aortic balloon pumping in infants and children

The hostile environment of the aging human aorta and the smaller patient--their implications for the intra-aortic balloon

Optimal Timing of Preoperative Intraaortic Balloon Pump Support in High-Risk Coronary Patients

Preoperative Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy in High-Risk Coronary Patients— Impact on Postoperative Inotropic Drug Use

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation before primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty reduces catheterization laboratory events in high-risk patients with acute myocardial infarction

Economic impact of preoperative intraaortic balloon pump therapy in high-risk coronary patients.

Effect of clinical factors on length of stay after coronary artery bypass surgery: results of the cooperative cardiovascular project.

Acute ischemic hepatic failure resulting from intraaortic balloon pump malposition

Prophylactic value of preincision intra-aortic balloon pump: analysis of a statewide experience

impact of thrombolysis, intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation, and their combination in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: a report from the SHOCK Trial Registry. SHould we emergently revascularize Occluded Coronaries for cardiogenic shocK?

Predictors of cardiogenic shock after thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction.

Elective intraaortic balloon counterpulsation for high-risk off-pump coronary artery bypass operations.

Compartment syndrome from balloon pump

Intraaortic balloon pumping for predominantly right ventricular failure after heart transplantation

Preoperative intraaortic balloon pumps in high-risk patients undergoing open heart surgery

Intraaortic balloon pump therapy facilitates posterior vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients

Lack of progress in cardiogenic shock: lessons from the GUSTO trials

Comparison of Outcomes After 8 vs. 9.5 French Size Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation Catheters Based on 9,332 Patients in the Prospective Benchmark® Registry