19 May 2022
PCI in complex high-risk patients: acute coronary syndrome and multivessel disease PCI
Anchorperson:
G.G. Toth
Moderator:
C.K. Naber
Summary
Consider an 86-year-old man with acute chest pain and history of HTN, HLP, DM, renal insufficiency, peripheral artery disease, PTA, urocystic cancer, and TIA, and discuss how to treat this very complex patient combining all the problems we face every day in one person.
Learning Objectives
- To discuss how to plan a revascularisation strategy in multivessel disease ACS
- To see how to minimise the risk of complications, like hemodynamic instability, access site complications, contrast nephropathy
- To discover what tools are essential for high-risk interventions in the setting of ACS
