In the multicentre, open-label, randomized, controlled trial IABP-SHOCK II, the previously reported 30-day data demonstrated no early mortality reduction with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) use in ...
"In short, it seems likely that the returned arterialized blood should be returned during diastole when the aortic valve is closed. This would probably offer less resistance to the ailing heart's ...