title: Impella Recover 5.0 assisted coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: We used the Impella Recover LD 5.0 Left Ventricular Assist Device to support a 61-year-old woman with an acute myocardial infarction, compromised pulmonary function, and severe cardiovascular disease during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Off-pump CABG or CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass would have been risky. Our case highlights the usefulness of the Impella Recover LD, which can be inserted into the ascending aorta via a prosthetic graft, for providing hemodynamic support during and after CABG in patients with complex cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiac Support, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Mehmet H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Frazier
mesh_terms: D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome