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| Intraaortic Balloon Pump |
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| • | Intraaortic
counterpulsation balloon pump |
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| (IACB or IABP) |
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| • | Used to
improve cardiac output following |
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| surgery or in
patients with cardiogenic |
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| shock |
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| • | Inflated in
diastole and deflated in systole |
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| • | Increases O² to myocardium and
decreases LV |
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| workload |
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