Contra-indications include:

•Aortic insufficiency
•Aortic dissection
•Patent ductus arteriosus
•Severe peripheral vascular disease
•Thoracic aortic graft <12 months old
•the patient's cardiac index is too low for there to be a clinical benefit from IABP assistance"**
a. Indications for the use of IABP
b. Contraindications for the use of IABP
c. Complications of IABP
d. Weaning process of IABP