When the Shaft Breaks
Bailout access through the Impella sheath can be used in complication management. When stent entrapment occurs, use balloon trapping instead of pulling the entire system and protect coronary arteries with guidewires before proceeding with shaft extraction.
Authors
- Miguel Azeredo Raposo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1744-8843)
- Fausto José Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8034-4529)
- João Silva Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-5412)
- José Marques da Costa
- Catarina Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-0910)
Institutions
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (PT)
- Hospital de Santa Maria (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.103123
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00