Clinical experience with intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in 112 consecutive patients

摘要: Intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) was attempted in 112 consecutive patients, resulting successful placement 49 of 50 (98%) patients when the percutaneous technique used and 60 62 (97.3%) surgical used. Complications following acute myocardial infarction perioperative problems were two most frequent (47% 52%, respectively) indications for IABP. A favorable survival observed with ventricular septal defect undergoing surgery after IABP (80%) whom setting (57.6%); remained poor postinfarction shock or severe heart failure (20% 23%, respectively). related to occurred 23 (20.5% but tended occur more frequently by route than (31% vs 9.6%; p < 0.03) over age 70. Thus can be successfully inserted majority high complication rate, especially route, suggests caution its indiscriminate use, particularly whose mortality remains despite use.