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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 ...
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 ...
Medical Xpress

Intra-aortic balloon pumps do not reduce infarct size in patients with STEMI without cardiac shock

Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to PCI in patients with ST segment elevation MI does not reduce infarct size as measured by MRI, according to results from the Counterpulsation Reduces ...
Healio

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infarct size as measured by MRI does not reduce when intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation is used before ...
Forbes

No Benefit for Routine Counterpulsation Found in CRISP AMI

Paris, France, 30 August: Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to PCI in patients with ST segment elevation MI does not reduce infarct size as measured by MRI, according to results from ...
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

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Business Insider

Angiodroid Srl Announces CE Mark for ANGIOPULSE™ Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

ANGIODROID Srl, an Italian manufacturer of medical technologies, announces the CE mark for ANGIOPULSE, its first intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) device. (Photo ...
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Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation Does Not Impair Long-Term Survival

This study demonstrates that IABP is a valuable tool as a bridge to HTx in patients with end-stage heart failure. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed no significant difference in post-HTx survival between ...