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Intra-aortic balloon pump assist device (IABP)
A machine that can help the pumping function of the heart. It is usually inserted through an artery in the groyne area and threaded backwards into the descending thoracic aorta in the chest. In this location the balloon inflates and deflates in synchrony with the heart in order to aid the blood pumping function of the heart in people with cardiac disease.
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