Title: Utility of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump<br/>Author: Semhar Tewelde<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/352/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>Utility of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">IABP therapy has not been proven to reduce mortality in all-comers with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction (IABP-SHOCK II)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A</span><span style="line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> recent retrospective review of IABP therapy in patients with mechanical complications (ventricular septal rupture [VSR] or mitral regurgitation [MR]) following acute myocardial infarction has proven efficacious in this subset</span></li>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">IABP reduced mortality in patient with shock (61% vs 100%, p = 0.04)</span></span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">IABP </span><span style="line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">reduced preoperative mortality (11% vs 88%, p <0.001)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Post infarction VSR or MR with signs of cardiogenic shock should be considered for an IABP as a bridge to emergent surgical repair</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Patients with mechanical complications without shock were not shown to benefit from an IABP and should undergo cardiac surgery after medical stabilization</span></span></li>
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Kettner J, Sramko M, Holek M, et al. Utility of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support For Ventricular Septal Rupture and Acute Mitral Regurgitation Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction. American Journal of Cardiology. 2013 Vol 112 Issue 11 Pages 1709-1713</p>
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