
Counterpulsation

Translation of "counterpulsation" into Russian
counterpulsation
Nouncounterpulsation
counterpulsations pl
Counterpulsation is a technique used to improve cardiac function.
Контрпульсация - это метод, используемый для улучшения функции сердца.
Definitions
counterpulsation
NounA medical technique used to assist the heart by reducing its workload and improving blood flow, often involving the use of an intra-aortic balloon pump.
The patient was placed on counterpulsation therapy to help stabilize their cardiac condition.
The act or process of causing a pulse to occur in opposite phase with another, especially the therapeutic inflation of an intra-aortic balloon during diastole.
Proper timing of balloon inflation is essential for effective counterpulsation.