The role of Impella in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been increasingly performed in patients with severely depressed left ventricular function and complex coronary lesions, including multivessel disease.Mechanical ventricular assist devices play an increasingly important role in high-risk PCI. Impella CP® (...

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Main Authors: Sara Moura-Ferreira, Ricardo Ladeiras-Lopes, Domingas MBala, Alberto Rodrigues, Pedro Braga, Vasco Gama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303833