such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Now some 40 years since its first-in-man description, the situations and strategies in which to utilize its attractive physiological properties are still ...

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 ...

IABP: Intra-aortic balloon pump. AMI: Acute myocardial infarction ... immediately post-PCI There was also no improvement in LV function, ST-segment recovery or overall clinical outcome No ...