Successful treatment of <i>low-flow-low-gradient</i> aortic stenosis and complex coronary artery disease in a patient with severely depressed left-ventricular function by protected percutaneous coronary intervention and transfemoral transcatheter aor
This case demonstrates that Impella®-supported PCI prior to transfemoral TAVR is feasible and safe, even in the presence of a femoral Y-graft, in a patient with LFLG AS and severely reduced ejection fraction.
Authors
- Samer Hakmi
- Wolfgang Tigges
- Yusuf Nejahsie
- E Tigges
- S Willems
Institutions
- Asklepios Klinik St. Georg (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytag035
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00