High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention using the intracardiac microaxial pump 'Impella recover'.

Full Abstract

Patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction are considered to be at high risk for percutaneous coronary intervention, and often are poor surgical candidates because of severe comorbidity. We report a case of high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention in a 67-year-old man with a severe left ventricular dysfunction and three-vessel coronary artery disease using a novel left ventricular assist device.

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Author information

Author/s: Ramondo, Angelo (A); Napodano, Massimo (M); Tarantini, Giuseppe (G); Calzolari, Diego (D); Nalli, Chiara (C); Cacciavillani, Luisa (L); Iliceto, Sabino (S);

Affiliation: Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) (J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Feb; vol 7 (issue 2) : pp 149-52

Dates: Created 2006/05/03; Completed 2006/05/25; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16645377, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

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Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease - therapy
Equipment Design

Equipment Design
Heart-Assist Devices
Humans
Male
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - therapy

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