title: High-risk left main coronary artery bypass surgery supported by the Impella Recover LP 2.5 assist device: an alternative insertion technique.
abstract: Patients with high-risk coronary lesions such as left main stenosis and a severely depressed left ventricular ejection fraction are at risk of death and morbidity-related complications during coronary artery bypass surgery. Several alternative methods have been developed for managing this problem, but it is still challenging, even for highly experienced and well-equipped cardiac surgery centers. We report the case of a successful coronary artery bypass surgery supported by the Impella Recover LP 2.5 assist device and using an alternative insertion technique for the ascending aorta in a patient with high-risk coronary lesions, such as left main disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kucukaksu
authors.forename: Mehmet U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Ergenoglu
authors.forename: Cenk E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Halit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yerebakan
authors.forename: Murat M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Degertekin
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome