title: [Clinical application of intra-aortic balloon pump in patients with serious cardiovascular diseases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the therapeutic effect and safety of intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP) in patients with serious cardiovascular diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 68 patients with serious cardiovascular diseases, who were enrolled in Hunan Provincial People's Hospital between 2009 and 2011. All patients received IABP support. The systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure,heart rate, N-terminal precursor of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and renal function of all patients were determined before and after the IABP. Cardiac events and mortality were observed after IABP support.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The disease in 51 patients improved after IABP support. The systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure,heart rate, and NT-proBNP were significantly lower than those before the IABP. Thirty-seven patients with acute myocardial infarction successfully completed percutaneous coronary intervention surgery after the IABP support. Five patients had IABP-related complications, but no serious complication occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IABP is an effective and safe procedure for critical cardiovascular patients. IABP should be applied early for the patients with appropriate indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005, China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies