Unprotected Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndromes with Extracorporeal Life Support Backup

Background. Left main PCI is superior to coronary bypass surgery in selected patients. Registry data, however, suggest significant early adverse event rates associated with unprotected left main PCI. We aimed to evaluate safety of an extracorporeal life support (ECLS) as backup system during PCI. Me...

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Main Authors: Dawid L. Staudacher, Oliver Langner, Paul Biever, Christoph Benk, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode, Tobias Wengenmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/435878