Successful percutaneous coronary intervention during cardiac arrest with use of an automated chest compression device: a case report
Berglind Libungan, Christian Dworeck, Elmir OmerovicDepartment of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, SwedenAbstract: Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with poor prognosis. Performing...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/successful-percutaneous-coronary-intervention-during-cardiac-arrest-wi-a16444 |
| Summary: | Berglind Libungan, Christian Dworeck, Elmir OmerovicDepartment of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, SwedenAbstract: 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.Keywords: PCI, LUCAS, STEMI, automatic chest compressions, ventricular fibrillation, mechanical CPR |
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| ISSN: | 1178-203X |