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Does prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump compared to other mechanical circulatory support affect outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing elective PCI?
Does prophylactic intra-aortic balloon pump compared to other mechanical circulatory support affect outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing elective PCI?
In elective PCI for stable CAD, prophylactic IABP use is associated with higher MACE but fewer procedural complications compared to other MCS devices.
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Prophylactic IABP should not yet change MCS selection in elective PCI; leaves open optimal device choice pending randomized data.
The use of prophylactic MCS has increased over time for elective PCI in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Intra-aortic balloon pump was associated with higher major adverse cardiac events but lower risk of procedural complications compared with other MCS.
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Zeitouni et al. (2022) studied this question.
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