title: Successful percutaneous coronary intervention during cardiac arrest with use of an automated chest compression device: a case report.
abstract: Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with poor prognosis. Performing manual chest compressions is a serious obstacle for treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Here we introduce a case with refractory VT/VF where the patient was successfully treated with an automated chest compression device, which made revascularization with PCI possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Berglind
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Libungan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dworeck
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elmir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Omerovic
keywords: LUCAS; PCI; STEMI; automatic chest compressions; mechanical CPR; ventricular fibrillation
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