The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term ...

Because the pumps are used to mechanically inflate and deflate intra-aortic balloons, guiding the heart to beat at a normal rhythm, if the device suddenly stops working, it could destabilize a ...

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 ...