TY - SER TI - Balón de contrapulsación intraaórtico SN - 0210-5020 N1 - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 80 N2 - Mechanical assistance with a balloon pump has been shown to be highly effective in pathologies that affect the left ventricle. This method has been used, with good results, in cardiogenic shock and in post-revascularization ventricular failure after extracorporeal circulation. This Tool Sheet introduces the theme of the balloon catheter and the counterpulsation console ER -