SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A novel percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) appears to offer comparable safety to an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) when offering hemodynamic stabilization in elective, ...
It was feasible to perform intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) insertions in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) without transferring patients to the catheterization laboratory, according to Italian ...