Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)

Suggested Technique

A Novel, Atraumatic Technique of Maintaining Access Site While Removing Impella

03/31/2019

We describe the first atraumatic technique where the use of a micropuncture kit and supportive wire is all that is needed to exchange or upsize the support. Our technique does not damage the Impella catheter and is safer, as it does not...

We describe the first atraumatic...

03/31/2019

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Suggested Methodology

Left Atrial Septostomy as a Stress Test for Right Ventricular Function to Determine LVAD Candidacy

03/04/2019

David V. Daniels , MD;

Roy B. Mukku , MD;

Brett Sheridan , MD;

Joseph A. Walsh , MD, MSc;

In patients on VA-ECMO who develop pulmonary edema with resulting RV distension and failure, the use of balloon atrial septostomy for left heart decompression may be used as a “stress test” to assess the viability and functionality of the RV.

In patients on VA-ECMO who...

03/04/2019

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Case Report

“PercAx Impella”: Axillary Artery as an Alternative Access for Large-Bore Devices

03/01/2018

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Featuring an expert operator discussion with Dr. Amir Kaki, Medical Director of the Cardiac Cath Lab, Detroit Medical Center Heart Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, Wayne State School of Medicine, and the Director of the CHIP...

Featuring an expert operator...

03/01/2018

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Case Files by Dr. George

Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Supported Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty and Simultaneous Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

04/29/2017

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

Thomas E. Waggoner , DO;

We report a challenging case of a high-risk patient with complex valvular and coronary anatomy, who underwent successful pLVAD-assisted BAV with modest reduction in hemodynamic gradients, as well as complex PCI with atherectomy, angioplasty,...

We report a challenging case of...

04/29/2017

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Review

The Role of Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

09/05/2016

Harsh Agrawal , MD;

Kul Aggarwal , MD;

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have increased both in number and complexity in the last two decades. Tackling complex coronary lesions in patients who have reduced coronary and central perfusion pressures, depressed cardiac output,...

Percutaneous coronary...

09/05/2016

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Protected PCI Series

Impella 2.5 System Supports PCI of Unprotected Left Main

10/05/2015

John J. Mulder , PA-C;

David H. Wohns , MD;

A 78-year-old male presented with rapidly progressing angina symptoms and signs of acutely decompensating left ventricular systolic heart failure.

A 78-year-old male presented...

10/05/2015

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Protected PCI Series

Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support During Complex PCI in a Patient With Recent Acute Systolic Heart Failure and Residual Low Ejection Fraction

05/28/2015

Mark A. Grise , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

This case is a part of a series of high-risk PCI cases supported by the Impella 2.5

This case is a part of a series...

05/28/2015

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The Impella 5.0: A Brief Overview

09/02/2014

Hamza Ansari , MD;

Azam Hadi ;

Despite high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with early revascularization, no significant improvement in the rates of cardiogenic shock post-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been seen.

Despite high-risk percutaneous...

09/02/2014

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Transradial Unprotected Left Main PCI With Use of the Impella

09/02/2014

Zaheed Tai , MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

Q: What approach do you use when the case requires mechanical support? A: We will still use the radial approach for the intervention with femoral access for the support device (Impella [Abiomed] or an intra-aortic balloon pump [IABP]),...

Q: What approach do you use when...

09/02/2014

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