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Utilizing Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: June 12, 2021
The right axillary artery approach for the Impella Recover LP 5.0 microaxial pump
Thomas Sassard1, Aurelien Scalabre, Eric Bonnefoy
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Claude Bernard University, Lyon Cedex, France.
Abstract:
As a ventricular unloading catheter, the Impella Recover LP 5.0 (Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is appropriate for temporary circulatory assistance in severe left ventricular dysfunction. We describe a new implantation approach to the right axillary artery with the aims of avoiding vascular problems due to atherosclerosis of the peripheral arteries and improving patient mobility and rehabilitation during mechanical support.
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