Mechanical circulatory support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention in a young male patient

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Main Authors:	Artur Pawlik, Paweł Kleczyński, Dariusz Dudek, Artur Dziewierz, Stanisław Bartuś
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	Termedia Publishing House 2020
Subjects:	a 58-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction hypercholesterolemia smoking arterial hypertension chronic obstructive pulmonary disease paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and stroke was transferred from another hospital to our department to undergo high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (pci). previously performed coronary angiography revealed a multi-vessel disease with significant stenosis of the left main (lm) and left ascending coronary artery (lad) as well as occlusions of the right coronary artery and circumflex artery (figure 1 a). due to severely depressed left ventricular (lv) function (ejection fraction of 25%) and the need for complex pci of the last remaining vessel after the discussion with the heart team he was scheduled for pci with the support of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (plvad) – so-called ‘protected pci’ [1]. Medicine R
Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/b88654f51f1e45f3acf2a837224a4f97
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