title: Impella 2.5 assisted balloon aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention as a bridge to heart transplantation.
abstract: Percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pLVAD) utilization is increasing as the potential applications expand. We report a case of high-risk balloon aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention using the Impella 2.5 pLVAD in a patient with severely depressed left ventricular function as a bridge to heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, The John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. rbadawi@msn.com
authors.forename: Ramy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Badawi
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grise
authors.forename: Stanley N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Thornton
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy