Nonemergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on an Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Supported with Impella® Heart Pump in Patients Ineligible for Surgical Revascularization

Objectives. We sought to assess if ineligibility to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) constitutes a risk factor in patients who underwent a nonemergent unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with prophylactic Impella® heart pump support. Backgroun...

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Main Authors: Perwaiz M. Meraj, Simon Dixon, Jeffery Moses, Karim Ibrahim, Andreas Schäfer, Ibrahim Akin, Jonathan Hill, Theodore Schreiber, William W. O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9691753