CVIA Journal

Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications

Tag: heart pump failure

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction with Ventricular Septal Rupture

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the device most frequently used as a bridge to surgical repair in cases of myocardial infarction. However, robust evidence of IABP support for patients with postinfarction ventricular septal rupture (VSR) remains lacking. (more…)