title: The right axillary artery approach for the Impella Recover LP 5.0 microaxial pump.
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.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Claude Bernard University, Lyon Cedex, France.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Sassard
authors: Aurelien
authors: A
authors: Scalabre
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Bonnefoy
authors: Ingrid
authors: I
authors: Sanchez
authors: Fadi
authors: F
authors: Farhat
authors: Olivier
authors: O
authors: Jegaden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001366:Axillary Artery; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low; D016638:Critical Illness; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014850:Waiting Lists