MY APPROACH to evaluation of patients prior to high-risk PCI with left ventricular support devices

With the aging population and more extensive and complex coronary disease seen in the elderly population, there are times when interventional cardiologists are asked to perform high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among patients who have previously been considered for coronary artery bypass grafting, but where this strategy is not felt to be the best approach for the patient based on the heart team׳s review of the information. Performing high-risk PCI is fairly complex and straddles the area between bypass surgery and more routine medium- or low-risk PCI.

Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - July 9, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: E. Magnus Ohman Tags: MY APPROACH Source Type: research