Predictors of Hemodynamic Improvement and Stabilization Following Intraaortic Balloon Pump Implantation in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) is currently an essential tool to improve hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). This study investigated predictors for hemodynamic improvement or stabilization with IABP therapy in patients with advanced HF.

Methods

Patients with advanced HF and hemodynamic deterioration treated with IABP were enrolled in this retrospective study. Invasive hemodynamics were measured before IABP implantation and 2 weeks after IABP initiation. Significant degree of hemodynamic improvement was defined as 30% improvement in all three of the following variables: central venous pressure (CVP); pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP); and cardiac index (CI). Hemodynamic stabilization was counted in patients reaching CVP <12 mm Hg

SUBMITTER: Imamura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862635 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature