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