Kucukaksu Suha, Ergenoglu Mehmet U, Yildiz Cenk E, Yerebakan Halit, Sayin Murat M, Degertekin Muzaffer
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Heart Surg Forum. 2009 Dec;12(6):E324-6. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20091076.
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.
