Mechanical Chest Compressions and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Combination for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation During Primary PCI

  • Anthony J. Buckley
  • , Cormac O'Connor
  • , Sean Fitzgerald
  • , Terence Hennessy
  • , Thomas Kiernan

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Abstract

This case highlights the successful resuscitation of a 43-year-old man with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and refractory ventricular fibrillation by using a combination of mechanical chest compressions and intra-aortic balloon pump insertion. This bailout strategy facilitated primary multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention in a center without on-site extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)364-369
Number of pages6
JournalJACC: Case Reports
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2022
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • STEMI
  • cardiac arrest
  • mechanical CPR
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • ventricular fibrillation

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