percutaneous access

First-in-Man Percutaneous Transaxillary Artery Placement and Removal of the Impella 5.0 Mechanical Circulatory Support Device

04/25/2017

Kenta Nakamura , MD;

Claudius Mahr , DO;

James M. McCabe , MD, FACC;

We report on the fully percutaneous insertion and removal of the Impella 5.0 microaxial flow device via the axillary artery in a patient with cardiogenic shock and peripheral artery disease.

We report on the fully...

04/25/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Totally Percutaneous Insertion and Removal of Impella Device Using Axillary Artery in the Setting of Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease

07/15/2016

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Mihir Barvalia , MD, MHA;

Zeshan Rana , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Benjamin LeSar , MD;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Spas Kotev , MD;

Humayun Iftikhar , MD;

We describe 3 cases of a new entirely percutaneous technique utilizing the axillary artery for the delivery of cardiac-assist devices for protected PCI in the setting of prohibitive PAD.

We describe 3 cases of a new...

07/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology