The right axillary artery approach for the Impella Recover LP 5.0 microaxial pump.
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.
Sassard
Thomas
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Claude Bernard University, Lyon Cedex, France.
Scalabre
Aurelien
A
Bonnefoy
Eric
E
Sanchez
Ingrid
I
Farhat
Fadi
F
Jegaden
Olivier
O
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