The use of Intra Aortic Balloon Pump in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

• Published in: Læknablaðið
• Main Authors: Gunnarsdottir, Sunna Lu Xi, Gunnarsdottir, Erla Liu Ting, Heimisdottir, Alexandra Aldis, Heidarsdottir, Sunna Run, Helgadottir, Solveig, Sigurdsson, Martin Ingi, Gudbjartsson, Tomas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Anestesiologi och intensivvård 2020
• Subjects: Intra-aortic balloon pump; coronary artery bypass graft (CABG); indications; complications; outcome; survival; Surgery; Kirurgi; Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems; Kardiologi; Meier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-408254; https://doi.org/10.17992/lbl.2020.02.372

Introduction: Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical device that increases cardiac output by increasing diastolic blood flow to the coronary arteries and lowers the afterload of the left ventricle in systole. IABP is primarily used in acute heart failure, that includes patients that have t...