"Counterpulsation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A technique for assisting the circulation by decreasing the afterload of the left ventricle and augmenting the diastolic pressure. It may be achieved by intra-aortic balloon, or by implanting a special pumping device in the chest, or externally by applying a negative pressure to the lower extremities during cardiac systole.
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D015908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.050.215
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Counterpulsation" by people in Profiles.
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Improvement in Biventricular Cardiac Function After Ambulatory Counterpulsation. J Card Fail. 2019 Jan; 25(1):20-26.
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The first-in-human experience with a minimally invasive, ambulatory, counterpulsation heart assist system for advanced congestive heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 01; 37(1):1-6.
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Overview of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration circulatory system devices panel meeting on the reclassification of external counterpulsation, intra-aortic balloon pump, and non-roller-type cardiopulmonary bypass blood pump devices. Am Heart J. 2013 Sep; 166(3):414-20.
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Contemporary utilization and outcomes of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in acute myocardial infarction: the benchmark registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Jun 04; 41(11):1940-5.