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SUBMITTER: Ahmed T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7067684 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ahmed Taha T Lodhi Samra Haroon SH Ahmed Talha T Virk Hafeez Ul Hassan HUH Nukta Emad Dean ED
CJC open 20200120 2
This report describes the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with acute coronary syndrome, depressed left ventricular function, and triple vessel disease on angiogram. The patient refused surgery and underwent high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention through the Impella sheath (Abiomed, Danvers, MA). This is one of the first known cases of single-access protected percutaneous coronary intervention, an innovative technique that brings into consideration the importance of dual vascular ac ...[more]