Erschienen in:
01.11.2008 | CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE
Combined Impella and intra-aortic ballon pump support to improve macro- and microcirculation: a clinical case
verfasst von:
Christian Jung, MD, Markus Ferrari, MD, Christoph Rödiger, Michael Fritzenwanger, MD, Hans-Reiner Figulla, MD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Research in Cardiology
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Ausgabe 11/2008
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Excerpt
Sirs: Despite the safety and effectiveness of the intra-aortic ballon pump (IABP), the IABP cannot independently support the systemic circulation in case of low cardiac output. Some patients in need of hemodynamic support do not respond to IABP therapy. Hemodynamic stability can then be obtained by a more potent cardiac assist device, like Impella catheter pump, which can independently assist the systemic circulation. This small transvalvular rotary actively pumps blood from the left ventricle (LV) into the ascending aorta [
4]. …