Bilateral Arm Approach for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Unprotected Left Main Supported by a Modified Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

作者：Golwala Harsh; Zacharias Soni; Latif Faisal^*

来源：Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 2012, 24(4): 183-184.

• unprotected left main
• intra-aortic balloon pump
• brachial approach
• percutaneous coronary intervention

Patients in whom femoral arterial access is not feasible pose a challenge in terms of hemodynamic support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention. Patient%26apos;s height adds another challenge given the fixed lengths of available intra-aortic balloon pumps, in terms of achieving an adequate infrasubclavian positioning in the descending thoracic aorta. We report a case where a modified intra-aortic balloon pump helped achieve a successful result in a patient undergoing intervention of an unprotected left main using bilateral arm approach.

• 出版日期2012-4