Retrograde coronary sinus perfusion for management of coexistent critical unstable carotid and coronary artery disease.
The case report describes a difficult and not uncommon situation of a patient suffering from an evolving myocardial infarction with hemodynamic instability along with a critical bilateral extracranial carotid artery stenosis. A technique of retrograde coronary sinus perfusion was used to temporarily stabilize the cardiac status while the carotid lesion was being tackled.
Bedi
Harinder S
HS
Fortis Heart Institute, Mohali. drhsbedi@hotmail.com
Singh
Raman P
RP
Kalra
Gurcharan S
GS
D000368:Aged; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D010477:Perfusion; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications