Intra-aortic balloon pumping for mechanical left ventricular assistance.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy; D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000401:mortality; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D012769:Shock / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*