Medscape

Intra-aortic Balloon Pump May Best Inotropes in Decompensated HF

PARIS — Early implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF) and low output provided more effective treatment than inotropic agents in a small ...
News Medical

Study finds no benefit of early IABP use in cardiogenic shock patients

Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support heart function in patients who were critically ill with cardiogenic shock caused by heart ...
Medscape

FDA Warns of Possible Maquet/Datascope IABP Battery Failure

Maquet/Datascope intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) may be at risk of shutting down while running on batteries, failure of their batteries to charge, or premature battery depletion, the US Food and ...
News Medical

Intra-aortic balloon pump support reduces 30-day mortality in postinfarction VSR patients

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the device most frequently used as a bridge to surgical repair in ...
TCTMD

Long-term IABP-SHOCK II Data Offer Rare Look at Poor Prognosis in Acute MI Cardiogenic Shock Patients

Continuing the trajectory seen at 30 days and 1 year, the long-term data from the IABP-SHOCK II trial reported today show no survival benefit for intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use in acute MI ...
Nature

Extended follow-up in IABP-SHOCK II shows no reduction in all-cause mortality with IABP

In the multicentre, open-label, randomized, controlled trial IABP-SHOCK II, the previously reported 30-day data demonstrated no early mortality reduction with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use in ...
Healio

Microaxial blood pump confers better outcomes in high-risk PCI vs. IABP

In a cohort of patients who underwent high-risk PCI, mechanical circulatory support with a microaxial blood pump was linked to lower odds of death, MI and cardiogenic shock compared with use of an ...
Healio

FDA designates intra-aortic balloon pump recall as class I

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it has designated a recall of intra-aortic balloon pumps by Datascope/Getinge as class I, the ...
TCTMD

Fluid Leaks Spark Recall of Cardiosave Hybrid, Rescue IABPs

(UPDATED) The Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) have been placed under recall by the manufacturer (Getinge/Datascope/Maquet) following reports of fluid leaks, ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Three New Studies Explore Treatment Strategies for Heart Failure and Comorbid Conditions

IV iron supplementation in HFrEF patients showed a 21% reduction in cardiovascular death or first HF hospitalization, despite not meeting primary endpoints. Intra-aortic balloon pump did not ...
EurekAlert!

Commonly used intra-aortic balloon pump may have broader potential for heart patients

Augusta, Ga. – The most frequently used mechanical circulatory assist device in the world may have untapped potential, physicians say. One of many uses for the intra-aortic balloon pump is helping ...