title: Use of the Impella 2.5 in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention.
abstract: The Impella 2.5 is a percutaneously placed partial circulatory assist device that is increasingly being used in high-risk coronary interventional procedures to provide hemodynamic support. The Impella 2.5 is able to unload the left ventricle rapidly and effectively and increase cardiac output more than an intra-aortic balloon catheter can. Potential complications include bleeding, limb ischemia, hemolysis, and infection. One community hospital's approach to establishing a multidisciplinary program for use of the Impella 2.5 is described.
authors.affiliation: Sutter Heart and Vascular Institute, Sutter Medical Center, 5301 F Street, Suite 304, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA. mccullb@sutterhealth.org
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCulloch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome