Timing of initiation of intra‐aortic balloon pump in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: A meta‐analysis

Background 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. Methods Electronic databases of PubMed, EMBASE, and...