The intraaortic balloon pump provides temporary mechanical assistance for the failing heart through counterpulsation, with its acute hemodynamic performance modified by various biologic factors.
Provides a review of the basic principles, hemodynamic changes, and biologic factors affecting the performance of the intraaortic balloon pump.
The intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) is the single most effective and widely used device for temporary mechanical assistance of the failing heart. Although the principles underlying IABP function are simple, various biologic factors often determine its performance in a particularly complicated way. We briefly describe the basic disciplines of counterpulsation by IABP and the induced hemodynamic changes while clarifying the biologic mechanisms that play a crucial role in the modification of IABP acute hemodynamic performance.
Papaioannou et al. (Sun,) conducted a review in Failing heart. Intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) was evaluated. The intraaortic balloon pump provides temporary mechanical assistance for the failing heart through counterpulsation, with its acute hemodynamic performance modified by various biologic factors.
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