Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of a patient supported by intravascular blood pump Impella recover 100.
Impella Recover 100 is an intravascular microaxial blood pump designed for short-term circulatory support in conditions of reduced left ventricular function. Two-dimensional echocardiography is a consolidated tool to study and monitor patients undergoing circulatory support. Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography is emerging as a source of more accurate analysis in heart morphology and function. We described the use of 3D echocardiography in a patient who underwent Impella recover 100 support for postcardiotomy shock. 3D echocardiography allowed complete visualization of the pump and provided excellent intraoperative assessment of the complex spatial location into the left ventricle.
Catena
Emanuele
E
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Division, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery A. De Gasperis, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy. emanuele.catena@tin.it
Barosi
Alberto
A
Milazzo
Filippo
F
Paino
Roberto
R
Pelenghi
Stefano
S
Garatti
Andrea
A
Colombo
Tiziano
T
Vitali
Ettore
E
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*