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Intraaortic phase-shift balloon pumping was utilized in 30 patients in cardiogenic shock secondary to acute myocardial infarction who were refractory to conventional pharmacologic therapy. The outcomes in these cases suggested that the interval from myocardial infarction to onset of shock, rather than the duration of shock, may have a significant influence on the prognosis. Of 20 patients classified...