Clinical Experience with Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping and the Pulsatile Assist Device

摘要: The recent development of direct techniques for coronary revascularization has resulted in a multitude critically ill patients requiring open-heart surgery. In an effort to deal with the increasing numbers who both require urgent surgery and present many complicated patterns artery and/or valvular heart disease, broad spectrum cardiac assist measures ranging from simple pharmacologic maneuvers variety mechanical have been developed. Those temporary devices (CAD) that employ principle arterial counterpulsation met most consistent clinical success [8]. It is purpose this chapter summarize our experience intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) pulsatile device (PAD) at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.