The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term solution ...

In a flurry of Aug. 31 notices from the FDA, the number of Class I recalls plaguing Getinge’s Cardiosave intra-aortic balloon pumps this year has doubled. The notices detailed four more recalls of the ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump is a temporary treatment to help the heart pump enough blood around the body, which people with certain heart conditions may require. An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) ...

The Cardiosave Hybrid and Cardiosave Rescue intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) have been hit with another recall by the manufacturer (Getinge/Datascope), this time due to damage to the balloon ...

Getinge’s intra-aortic balloon pumps seem to have lost their rhythm: Already this year, the devices have been the target of a handful of FDA Class I recalls in the U.S. and a CE mark suspension in ...

Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy fails to reduce infarct size or improve clinical outcomes when added prior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with high-risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it has designated a recall of intra-aortic balloon pumps by Datascope/Getinge as class I, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it designated a recall of intra-aortic balloon pumps due to problems related to fluid leak as ...

The rapid increase in the number of percutaneous coronary interventions being performed has led to a corresponding rise in the complexity of lesions attempted and the extent of patient comorbidities ...

IABP systems are typically inserted within the multidisciplinary environment that is the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The specific role of the physiologist during IABP insertion is to ensure ...