Guam Memorial hospital is taking a major step forward in cardiac care with the acquisition of its first-ever intra-aortic ...
As with most medical devices, advancement and improvements ... IABP: Intra-aortic balloon pump. AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft; PCI: Percutaneous coronary ...
IABP is placed by either a cardiologist (medical doctor specializing in heart ... If you or a family member has a balloon ...
The balloon is connected to an external controller that can be attached to the skin and contains a pump that inflates and deflates the balloon when needed. Inserting this device would be similar ...
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 ...