Understanding Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Technology The IABP was first used in humans in the 1960s. It was the first type of ...

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 ...

IABP: Intra-aortic balloon pump; PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention. Reproduced with permission from [21]. Randomized IABP Study Group 1989–1992 182 Consecutive patients undergoing ...

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 ...

Without the benefit of unreported investigations from the previous hospital, myocardial infarction was suspected and the patient underwent insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP).

Sit in Tim Graber’s living room and you’ll hear the sound of various clocks ticking. It’s a reminder of just how precious ...