Drug-eluting balloon may be as safe, effective as conventional stents for repeat percutaneous coronary interventions

A new drug-eluting balloon can perform just as well as the standard treatment for patients with coronary in-stent restenosis ...
Medscape

The Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in High-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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 ...
TCTMD

No Benefit of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in MI Patients with Shock

MUNICH, Germany—Although use of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock appears safe, the technique does not improve ...
Science Daily

Balloon pump use prior to angioplasty does not reduce heart muscle damage, study shows

Inserting intra-aortic balloon pumps prior to angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction does not reduce the scope of heart muscle damage, a condition referred to as infarct size, ...
Business Wire

United States Market Report for Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps 2018 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "US Market Report for Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps 2018 - MedCore" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. An intra-aortic balloon pump system is used for ...