Successful percutaneous coronary intervention during cardiac arrest with use of an automated chest compression device: a case report

Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with poor prognosis. Performing manual chest compressions is a serious obstacle for treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Here we introduce a case with refract...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Libungan, Berglind, Dworeck, Christian, Omerovic, Elmir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3990504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24748798
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S57953
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Sumario:Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with poor prognosis. Performing manual chest compressions is a serious obstacle for treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Here we introduce a case with refractory VT/VF where the patient was successfully treated with an automated chest compression device, which made revascularization with PCI possible.

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