title: Rescue percutaneous coronary intervention during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: If sudden cardiac arrest occurs during cardiac catheterization, the underlying coronary condition may be defined immediately by coronary angiography. This may, in turn, allow a lifesaving attempt of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We report on two patients with critical proximal disease of the left coronary artery in whom successful PCI during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) led to the restoration of a spontaneous circulation and long-term survival.
authors.affiliation: Center for Intensive Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Katja Juvan
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Azman
authors.forename: Vojka
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gorjup
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noc
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology