High-Risk Left Main Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Supported by the Impella (R) Recover LP 2.5 Assist Device: An Alternative Insertion Technique

Kucukaksu S., Ergenoglu M. U., Yildiz C. E., Yerebakan H., Sayin M. M., Degertekin M.

HEART SURGERY FORUM, cilt.12, sa.6, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1532/hsf98.20091076
  • Dergi Adı: HEART SURGERY FORUM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Patients with high-risk coronary lesions such as left main stenosis and a severely depressed left ventricular ejection fraction are at risk of death and morbidity-related complications during coronary artery bypass surgery. Several alternative methods have been developed for managing this problem, but it is still challenging, even for highly experienced and well-equipped cardiac surgery centers. We report the case of a successful coronary artery bypass surgery supported by the Impella(R) Recover LP 2.5 assist device and using an alternative insertion technique for the ascending aorta in a patient with high-risk coronary lesions, such as left main disease.