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TCT-81 The Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Impella Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2)

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Despite increasing use and expanding indications for the Impella (ABIOMED, Danvers, MA) heart pump, there are limited data supporting its benefit compared with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support in patients… Click to show full abstract

Despite increasing use and expanding indications for the Impella (ABIOMED, Danvers, MA) heart pump, there are limited data supporting its benefit compared with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In this context, we evaluated the

Keywords: intra aortic; pump; aortic balloon; percutaneous coronary; coronary intervention; balloon pump

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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