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 ...

PARIS — Early implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF) and low output provided more effective treatment than inotropic agents in a small ...

Flight nurses and paramedics at AirLift Texas bases in Waco and New Braunfels, have been trained to use the Getinge cardiosave hybrid balloon pump device during air transport, according to a July 17 ...