title: Intra-aortic balloon pump (ΙΑΒΡ): from the old trends and studies to the current "extended" indications of its use.
abstract: This report outlines the well defined indications of using IABP and also favours extending the indications of IABP use, to include not only "therapeutically" the aging unstable patients but also "prophylactically" patients with low EF or high Euroscore.
authors.forename: Haralabos
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.forename: Bassel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al-Alao
mesh_terms: D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000639:trends*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery