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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 ...
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Maquet Announces Peer-Reviewed Publication Showing Larger Capacity Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps to have Greater Hemodynamic Effect on Patients

WAYNE, N.J., Maquet Getinge Group announced today the publication of a manuscript describing the exploration of the hemodynamic effects of the newer, larger-capacity 50 cc intra-aortic balloon pumps ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Is Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation Really Useful in Cardiogenic Shock? Results of the IABP-SHOCK II Trial

"Six-Month Versus 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents: The Efficacy of Xience/Promus Versus Cypher to Reduce Late Loss After Stenting... Receive the the latest ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...