Utilization of the Impella for Hemodynamic Support during Percutaneous Intervention and Cardiogenic Shock: An insight.

Utilization of the Impella for Hemodynamic Support during Percutaneous Intervention and Cardiogenic Shock: An insight. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2017 Sep 01;: Authors: Nalluri N, Patel N, Saouma S, Anugu VR, Anugula D, Asti D, Mehta V, Kumar V, Atti V, Edla S, Grewal RK, Khan HM, Kanotra R, Maniatis G, Kandov R, Lafferty JC, Dyal M, Alfonso CE, Cohen MG Abstract Abstract/Summary Impella is a catheter-based micro-axial flow pump placed across the aortic valve, and it is currently the only percutaneous left ventricular assist device approved for high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiogenic shock. Even though several studies have repeatedly demonstrated the excellent hemodynamic profile of Impella in high-risk settings, it remains underutilized. Here we aim to provide an up-to-date summary of the literature as well as the practical aspects of its usage during percutaneous interventions. PMID: 28862481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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