Intra-aortic balloon pump

The Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical device that is used to increase myocardial oxygen supply and decrease myocardial oxygen demand as well as increase cardiac output. It consists of a cylindrical balloon that sit in the aortaand actively deflates in systoleincreasing forward blood flow, and actively inflates in diastoleincreasing blood flow to the coronary arteries.

History

The IABP device was pioneered at the Cleveland Clinicduring the early 1960's by Moulopoulus et al.

References

. J Overwalder: Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Counterpulsation . The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1999. Volume 2 Number 2.

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