an imager, and the implanter are the main participants in the procedure. The patient is given general sedation to protect the airway during extended TEE imaging and prevent potential sudden movements by the patient, which may cause cardiac perforation while manipulating LAA. The C-arm fluoroscopy...
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Post procedure the patient was discharged in stable condition on 2nd day on dual antiplatetet therapy. Fig. 1 A–D: Transradial coronary angiography in AP cranial view showing critical stenosis of the mid segment of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the ostio-proximal segment of ...
Given this metal excess in the bifurcation it would be advisable to perform FKB, however in the initial procedure it was not even possible to change to a stiff guidewire; it is noteworthy that FKB cannot be achieved in 9-36% of cases depending on the series.5, 8 By contrast, in the ...
Figure 7. The target of treatment by implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is to control heart failure at home and regain social activities for a patient who is depending on cathecholamine in hospital. The goal of implantable LVAD therapy can be heart transplant (BTT), recovery of...
An EKG was performed and showed a ST-elevation in antero-lateral leads, so a bed-side echocardiogram was performed showing a good function of TAVR but an ipo-akinesia of the left ventricle's lateral wall. The patient was transferred to the Cath lab and at the emergent coronary angiography ...
Therefore, the patient was taken to the operating room by the surgeon for subcutaneous port placement. At the request of the patient, this procedure was done under general anesthesia. The left side was selected, as it represented the side of her earlier-stage breast cancer. A left cephalic ve...
Following, due to the severely impaired clinical condition and the high surgical risk, percutaneous approach was considered the most appropriate first-line treatment and the patient was sent to the cath-lab. In order to guarantee hemodynamic stability during the procedure, peripheral veno-arterial ...
Figure 1. The team present in the cath-lab during LAA occlusion procedure with CS without anesthesiologist on site. Venous femoral access site was always secured under echocardiographic guidance. Oropharyngeal anesthesia for the introduction of TOE transducer was induced with lidocaine spray. The stand...
However, conven- tional SVR is a highly invasive open-heart surgical procedure that requires a full median sternotomy with the use of extracorporeal circulation (ECC) and cardioplegic myocardial arrest [5]. Therefore, a transition has taken place towards less invasive surgical off-pump LV ...