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Fully percutaneous insertion and removal of the Impella CP via a subclavian approach
- Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Opole, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland
Adv Interv Cardiol 2020; 16, 3 (61): 343–346
Online publish date: 2020/10/02
The Impella (Abiomed) is a mechanical circulatory support device which augments cardiac output, but may also unload a left ventricle during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) [1]. However, the Impella requires an access to a large artery and this may be problematic in a severe peripheral arterial disease. The presented case demonstrates how to insert and remove the Impella CP via a subclavian approach without surgical cutting.
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