David Bregman

TL;DR: In this article, interposed abdominal counterpulsation (IAC) during standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves outcome in patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest.

TL;DR: In all 25 patients undergoing intraaortic balloon pumping satisfactory circulatory support was achieved, and 21 of the patients survived to be discharged from the hospital, and no patient experienced hematoma of the groin, aortic dissection, compromised distal pulses or late wound complications.

TL;DR: A new intraaortic balloon is described that can be inserted percutaneously through a 12F sheath by the standard Seldinger technique, and the hemodynamics of balloon pumping are similar to previous clinical experience with standard single- and dual-chambered intra aortic balloons.

TL;DR: Unidirectional intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) was applied to 28 adult patients undergoing open-heart surgery over a 35 month period and included 24 patients who were weaned from IABP, 20 who were discharged, and 18 who were long-term survivors.

TL;DR: Circulatory support with the intra-aortic balloon has permitted preoperative evaluation of patients in low-output cardiac failure and in occasional patients, however, studies show that the cardiac disease cannot be corrected by the usual types of cardiac operations, and such patients die when mechanical circulatory support is stopped.