Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dec 2012)

Intra-aortic balloon pump (ΙΑΒΡ): from the old trends and studies to the current “extended” indications of its use

  • Parissis Haralabos,
  • Soo Alan,
  • Al-Alao Bassel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-128
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
p. 128

Abstract

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Abstract This report outlines the well defined indications of using IABP and also favours extending the indications of IABP use, to include not only “therapeutically” the aging unstable patients but also “prophylactically” patients with low EF or high Euroscore.