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                            Assisted  systole   Assisted aortic  end-diastolic





                      Diastolic  augmentation       pressure (Datascope Corporation: Mechanics of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. Montvale, NJ: Datascope, 1989.)
                Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Frequency of 1:2





                            Unassisted systole  Unassisted aortic  end-diastolic  pressure









                      mm  Hg  140  120  100   80









                4.1
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