Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions
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Cardiovasc Revasc Med · Nov 2012
The impact of intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation on in-hospital mortality in patients presenting with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction without cardiogenic shock.
This study aimed to determine whether the elective insertion of an intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation (IABP) device at the time of myocardial revascularization in patients presenting with an acute anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) without cardiogenic shock has any impact on the in-hospital rate of cardiac mortality. ⋯ The adjunctive use of an IABP in patients presenting with an acute anterior STEMI without cardiogenic shock may not be associated with an in-hospital mortality benefit.