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The right axillary artery approach for the Impella Recover LP 5.0 microaxial pump

by Dr. Fadi Farhat 0

Thomas Sassard 1, Aurelien Scalabre, Eric Bonnefoy, Ingrid Sanchez, Fadi Farhat, Olivier Jegaden

Affiliation

1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Claude Bernard University, Lyon Cedex, France.

PMID: 18355563

 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.09.017

Abstract

As a ventricular unloading catheter, the Impella Recover LP 5.0 (Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is appropriate for temporary circulatory assistance in severe left ventricular dysfunction. We describe a new implantation approach to the right axillary artery with the aims of avoiding vascular problems due to atherosclerosis of the peripheral arteries and improving patient mobility and rehabilitation during mechanical support.