title: Hemodynamic support with impella 2.5 during balloon aortic valvuloplasty in a high-risk patient.
abstract: Aortic stenosis (AS) has been considered an exclusion criterion for the use of the Impella 2.5 catheter. We describe a case in which the Impella catheter was successfully implanted and used for hemodynamic support during balloon aortic valvuloplasty in a high-risk patient of severe AS with a calculated aortic valve area of 0.59 cm2 .
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Leonard H. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Londoño
authors.forename: Claudia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D057785:Catheters; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male