%0 Journal Article %T Contemporary applications of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation for cardiogenic shock: a ¡°real world¡± experience %A Alberto Zangrillo %A Andrea Montisci %A Federico Pappalardo %A Massimiliano Greco %A Ma£¿gorzata Celi¨½ska-Spodar %A Michele De Bonis %A Silvia Ajello %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2018 %R 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.20 %X The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the most widely used mechanical circulatory support (MCS), with an implantation rate in USA of around 50,000 per year (1) %U http://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/20632/html