Impella Recover 100: successful perioperative support for off pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in a patient with end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy.
The authors present the successful use of the Impella recover 100 intracardiac left ventricular assist device in a 55-year old man suffering from end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. The pump was implanted preoff pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) and it was successfully weaned 5 days postoperatively. In addition, an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) was implanted to convert the non-pulsatile flow of the Impella into a pulsatile flow. In this paper benefits and risks of this technique are shown.
Strecker
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Heart Surgery Center, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. thomas.strecker@herz.imed.uni-erlangen.de
Fischlein
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Pfeiffer
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D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged