With increased complexity in both medical comorbidities and coronary anatomy, the proportion of surgically turndown patients and high-risk PCI will continue to rise. Impella-assisted complex PCI can be performed with high technical success and can improve quality of life, angina score, and potentially left ventricular ejection fraction.
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