The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

Ganesh Gajanan; Emmanouil S. Brilakis; Jolanta M. Siller-Matula; Ronald L. Zolty; Poonam Velagapudi

doi:10.3791/62132

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The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

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The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

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06:13 min

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February 05, 2021

DOI:

10.3791/62132-v

DOI:

10.3791/62132-v

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06:13 min

February 05, 2021

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Ganesh Gajanan¹, Emmanouil S. Brilakis², Jolanta M. Siller-Matula^3,4,5, Ronald L. Zolty¹, Poonam Velagapudi¹

¹Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,University of Nebraska Medical Center ²Minneapolis Heart Institute ³Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology,Medical University of Vienna ⁴Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology,Medical University of Warsaw, Center for Preclinical Research and Technology CEPT ⁵Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology,Medical University of Vienna

Summary

We describe the steps for the percutaneous implantation of the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), a mechanical circulatory support device. It acts by counterpulsation, inflating at the onset of diastole, augmenting diastolic aortic pressure and improving coronary blood flow and systemic perfusion, and deflating before systole, reducing left ventricular afterload.