Leon Lima, 34, has spoken of his fear of almost losing baby Luka after seeing his son suddenly turn blue as his heart collapsed “like a floppy balloon”. The teacher, from Bournemouth ...

The balloon pump can help improve the heart’s ability to pump blood as it needs to. Through a surgical procedure, the device is inserted through your leg into the heart. This is a short-term ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump is a temporary treatment to help the heart pump enough blood around the body, which people with certain heart conditions may require. An intra-aortic balloon pump ...

WEBVTT SIX YEARS AGO - THE FAMILY OF A NEWBORN SAVED THE LIFE OF ANOTHER BABY, BY DONATING HIS HEART. AND TODAY - THE TWO FAMILIES REUNITED AT THE 42ND ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA.

It's no surprise that thriving toddler Emi King lifts everyone's spirits – because surgeons inserted a balloon in her heart to save her life when she was two hours old. In fact, Emi – who is ...

A TINY balloon may be able to help doctors identify heart surgery patients who could be at risk of a potentially fatal complication. The tube-shaped balloon — which is just a couple of ...

Because the pumps are used to mechanically inflate and deflate intra-aortic balloons, guiding the heart to beat at a normal rhythm, if the device suddenly stops working, it could destabilize a ...

Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart surgery are overall relatively safe and effective, data from a retrospective ...

Leon Lima, 34, has spoken of his fear of almost losing baby Luka after seeing his son suddenly turn blue as his heart collapsed “like a floppy balloon”. The teacher, from Bournemouth ...