Figure 031_1944. The operation principle of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). A , contraction of the heart, balloon deflated. B , early heart diastole, starting balloon inflation. C , late diastolic phase, completion of balloon inflation. - McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

Figure 031_1944.

The operation principle of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). A, contraction of the heart, balloon deflated. B, early heart diastole, starting balloon inflation. C, late diastolic phase, completion of balloon inflation.

Figure 031_1944.
The operation principle of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). A , contraction of the heart, balloon deflated. B , early heart diastole, starting balloon inflation. C , late diastolic phase, completion of balloon inflation.