Changes of intraaortic balloon volume during pumping in a mock circulation system
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The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Published on: February 5, 2021
T Sakamoto1, H Akamatsu, M T Swartz
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Artificial Organs
|March 1, 1996
Abstract:
The effects of hemodynamic changes on intraaortic balloon (IAB) volumes were studied experimentally using a helium tachometer in a mock circulatory system. The IAB volume decreased with increases in the heart rate and mean aortic pressure, but the degree of reduction in the IAB volume was different among 4 commercially available IAB drivers. Improvements in IAB consoles are needed to compliment the progress made in percutaneous techniques for IAB insertion resulting in smaller balloons.
