Impella
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Impellas are temporary percutaneous cardiac devices assist used for hemodynamic support in patients with severe heart failure. This OnePager explains the function & physiology of LVADs as well as the settings and potential complications. Understanding how to interpret the placement signals is essential.
Current version 1.0 (originally posted 2023-05-29).
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Mechanical circulatory assist devices: a primer for critical care and emergency physicians, Critical Care 2016
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices for Cardiogenic Shock: State of the Art, Crit Care 2019
Randomized Trials of Percutaneous Microaxial Flow Pump Devices, JACC 2022
Impella Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for High-Risk PCI: A Propensity-Adjusted Large-Scale Claims Dataset Analysis, American Journal of Cardiology, 2022
Assessment of Cardiac Device Position on Supine Chest Radiograph in the ICU: Introduction and Applicability of the Aortic Valve Location Ratio, Crit Care Med 2016
Increased Plasma-Free Hemoglobin Levels Identify Hemolysis in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock and a Trans valvular Micro-Axial Flow Pump, Artificial Organs 2019
Hemolysis during short-term mechanical circulatory support: from pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment, Expert Review of Medical Devices 2022
Left ventricular distension and venting strategies for patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Journal of Thoracic Disease 2019
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Current version 1.0
originally posted 2023-05-29
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