Volume 100, Issue 6 pp. 1039-1042
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

Single-access for Impella-supported percutaneous coronary intervention using a sheathless technique with an 8 Fr guide

Louis Verreault-Julien MD, MPH

Louis Verreault-Julien MD, MPH

Emory Heart and Vascular, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Nikoloz Shekiladze MD

Nikoloz Shekiladze MD

Emory Heart and Vascular, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Jason Wollmuth MD

Jason Wollmuth MD

Providence Heart and Vascular Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Stéphane Rinfret MD, SM, FRCP(C), FSCAI

Corresponding Author

Stéphane Rinfret MD, SM, FRCP(C), FSCAI

Emory Heart and Vascular, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Correspondence Stéphane Rinfret, MD, SM, FRCP(C), FSCAI, Emory Heart and Vascular, Emory University, 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA. 

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First published: 13 October 2022
Citations: 1

Abstract

Complex and higher-risk indicated percutaneous coronary interventions at times require mechanical circulatory support, most often with Impella devices. The use of such devices traditionally required additional arterial access site(s), increasing risk of vascular complications. The Single-access for Hi-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (SHiP) technique was described to overcome this issue but was limited to the use of 7F guides. Larger 8F guides often provide incremental support and space compared to 7F guides, sometimes needed in complex procedures. We described a modified SHiP technique using an 8 Fr guide delivered sheathless using Rotaglide.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data sharing not applicable to this article as no data sets were generated or analysed during the current study.

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