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Percutaneous Salvage of an Impella Pretzel

This report describes a case in which bedside manipulation of an Impella CP led to device entanglement in the aorta. Using a snare and counter-traction, we were able to untangle and re-deliver it into the left ventricle to restore normal device support. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mathur, Moses, Mohmand-Borkowski, Adam, Harper, Mariko, Kritzer, Gordon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8301502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.06.017