title: Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation for acute decompensated heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: masa07010@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sensoji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kajimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.affiliation: Intensive and Cardiac Care Unit, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munakata
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.affiliation: Intensive and Cardiac Care Unit, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000379:methods*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Acute heart failure; Circulatory support; In-hospital mortality; Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation; Mechanical assist device