title: High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention using the intracardiac microaxial pump 'Impella recover'.
abstract: Patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction are considered to be at high risk for percutaneous coronary intervention, and often are poor surgical candidates because of severe comorbidity. We report a case of high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention in a 67-year-old man with a severe left ventricular dysfunction and three-vessel coronary artery disease using a novel left ventricular assist device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramondo
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Napodano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarantini
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calzolari
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nalli
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cacciavillani
authors.forename: Sabino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iliceto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy*