Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for unprotected left main stenting in a patient with totally occluded right coronary artery and severe left ventricular dysfunction

Nicolas W Shammas; Shauna Roberts; Gerald Early

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for unprotected left main stenting in a patient with totally occluded right coronary artery and severe left ventricular dysfunction

J Invasive Cardiol. 2002 Dec;14(12):756-9.

Authors

Nicolas W Shammas¹, Shauna Roberts, Gerald Early

Affiliation

¹ Genesis Heart Institute, Cardiovascular Medicine, PC, Davenport, Iowa 52803, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12454340

Abstract

We report a case of unprotected left main stenting in an elderly female with severe left ventricular dysfunction and a totally occluded right coronary artery using hemodynamic support with the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO). There were no procedural complications and at 6-month follow-up, the patient was doing well with no cardiovascular events. Stenting of unprotected left main and the use of ECMO in high-risk coronary intervention are reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods*
Combined Modality Therapy
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / complications
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Stents*
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*