Why the study?
Does intraaortic balloon pumping improve left ventricular function in patients with persistent ST elevation after revascularization for acute myocardial infarction?
Population
51 patients with persistent ST elevation who underwent revascularization within 6 hours of their first acute…
Comparison
Intraaortic balloon pumping (IABP) vs Treated without IABP (control group)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
137+/-46 days
Authors
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IABP was associated with greater LVEF recovery; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does intraaortic balloon pumping improve left ventricular function in patients with persistent ST elevation after revascularization for acute myocardial infarction?
Intraaortic balloon pumping enhances the improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with persistent ST elevation after revascularization for acute anterior myocardial infarction.
Kurisu et al. (2002) studied this question.
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