American Heart Journal
Volume 141, Issue 6 , Pages 933-939 , June 2001

The use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: Data from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2

Received 24 January 2000 ,Accepted 14 June 2000.

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 Supported in part by a grant from Datascope Corp, Montiale, NJ, and Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, Calif.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Hal V. Barron, MD, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080. E-mail: barron.hal@gene.com

 The first author, Hal V. Barron, is an employee of Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, Calif.

PII: S0002-8703(01)56961-6

doi: 10.1067/mhj.2001.115295

American Heart Journal
Volume 141, Issue 6 , Pages 933-939 , June 2001