Long-term safety and sustained left ventricular recovery: long-term results of percutaneous left ventricular support with Impella LP2.5 in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
EuroIntervention 2011;6:860-865.
Annemarie Engström, MD; Krischan Sjauw, MD; Jan Baan, MD, PhD; Maurice Remmelink, MD, PhD; Bimmer Claessen, MD; Wouter Kikkert, MD; Loes Hoebers, MD; Marije Vis, MD; Karel Koch, MD, PhD; Martijn Meuwissen, MD, PhD; Jan Tijssen, PhD; Robbert De Winter, MD, PhD; Jan Piek, MD, PhD; José Henriques*, MD, PhD
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Aims: Mechanical left ventricular (LV) unloading may reduce infarct size when combined with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarct
