ArticleJHLT open2025
Preoperative use of intra-aortic balloon pump before left ventricular assist device implantation.
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- Development and validation of a clinical-ready nomogram for predicting postoperative pulmonary infection after coronary artery bypass grafting.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) have been employed to stabilize patients with acute-on-chronic cardiogenic shock. The use of IABP to optimize patients for successful left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation has not been well-studied. Methods: This is a single-center retrospective cohort of adults (>18 years) undergoing durable LVAD implantation between April 2011 and June 2019. One-to-one propensity matching paired patients requiring preoperative IABP placement with those who did not. The primary outcome assessed was 1-year mortality, with secondary outcomes, including hospital and intensive care unit (ICU), length of stay (LOS), duration of mechanical ventilation, and complications. Further analysis examined postoperative changes in systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), cardiac index (CI), and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP). Results: Among 189 patients, preoperative IABP was used in 53 patients (28.0%). Of these, 32 patients were matched to 32 patients not requiring preoperative IABP placement. One-year mortality was not significantly different between IABP and non-IABP groups (17.0 vs 12.5%, Conclusions: In our study, patients requiring IABP support for stabilization undergoing durable LVAD implant had similar 1-year survival to those not requiring IABP support. Patients supported on IABP had larger reductions in PCWP and sPAP with greater increases in CI prior to LVAD implant.
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