This study will test the hypothesis that elective use of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in patients undergoing high-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) will reduce the rate of in-hospital major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events compared to patients who are managed without planned insertion of IABP.
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Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events
Timeframe: Hospital discharge or 28 days following PCI, whichever occurs sooner