ZHAO Long , ZHANG Jiemin , LIU Xiaocheng.
  • 1.Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &;
  • Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100730, P.R.China;;
  • 2.Department of Cardiac Surgery, Teda International Cardiovascular Hospital, Tianjin 300457, P.R.China;
Heart failure; Counterpulsation technique; Mechanical circulatory assist devices
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Today, the morbidity and mortality of heart failure are increasing year by year in the world. Mechanical circulatory assist devices has been one of the most effective ways to treat heart failure. The experimental study and clinical application of counterpulsation technique are now becoming more and more popular.Intraaortic balloon pump is representative, and has become the most frequently used shortterm mechanical assist device to treat heart failure. Recently, paraaortic counterpulsation device and other new counterpulsation devices have been developing very rapidly. The principle of counterpulsation and its historical background, as well as the development of various counterpulsation devices are reviewed in this paper.

Citation： ZHAO Long,ZHANG Jiemin,LIU Xiaocheng.. Advances in Counterpulsation Device. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009, 16(6): 480-484. doi: Copy