Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Nov 2019
Review Meta AnalysisTiming of initiation of intra-aortic balloon pump in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: A meta-analysis.
For patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the optimal timing of the initiation of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy remains unclear. Therefore, we performed the first meta-analysis to compare the outcomes of IABP insertion before vs after primary PCI in this population. ⋯ The timing of the initiation of IABP therapy does not appear to impact short-term and long-term survival in patients with AMI complicated by CS undergoing primary PCI.