Acute Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction Contemporary Utilization and Outcomes of Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Acute Myocardial Infarction The Benchmark Registry

Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC,* E. Magnus Ohman, MD, FACC,† Michael F. Miller, PHD,‡ Debra L. Joseph, BSN,§ Jan T. Christenson, MD, FECTS, Marc Cohen, MD, FACC,¶ Philip M. Urban, MD, FACC,# Ramachandra C. Reddy, MD, FACC,** Robert J. Freedman, MD, FACC,†† Karen L. Staman, MS,‡‡ James J. Ferguson III, MD, FACC§§ New York and Brooklyn, New York; Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina; Langhorne and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fairfield, New Jersey; Geneva, Switzerland; Alexandria, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas