[90] It reduces preload and afterload, increases cardiac output without direct inotropic effects, improves echocardiographic indexes of diastolic function, and decreases dyspnea when used in the ...
There is an increase in afterload, potentially raising myocardial oxygen demand Late deflation Balloon is still inflated at start of next systole, causing an increase in ventricular afterload.
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