Procedure for Changing an Impella Device while Maintaining Guide Wire Access: A Novel Technique
We describe a novel technique to exchange an Impella over a guide-wire, preserving the arteriotomy access and to lower the risks of vascular complications. We describe this technique in the context of two interesting cases. The first case is of a young man with myocarditis and cardiogenic shock from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Barcaray International
2016-01-01
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| Series: | International Cardiovascular Forum Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/366/KHACHATRYAN%2010.17987%3Aicfj.v9i0.366 |