title: Cardiogenic shock secondary to severe acute ischemic mitral regurgitation managed with an Impella 2.5 percutaneous left ventricular assist device.
abstract: We report a case of a patient successfully treated with an Impella Recover LP 2.5 (ABIOMED, Danvers, MA) left ventricular assist device, in the setting of cardiogenic shock secondary to severe acute mitral regurgitation associated with an acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Odessa, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boccalandro
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left