Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Video of Impella 2.5 Heart Assist Pump Used in Minimally Invasive Procedure

Filed under: Cardiology , Radiology

Last week, surgeons from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York held a broadcast of a live complicated cath lab procedure involving Abiomed's Impella 2.5 left ventricular assist pump. The patient had a severely decreased left ventricular function and required hemodynamic assistance while rotational atherectomy was conducted and a stent placed.

More info about the case from an Abiomed press release:

The patient was a 58-year-old male with severe calcific multivessel and left main disease with severe LV dysfunction (LVEF of 25%). A normal LVEF typically ranges from 60 - 66 percent. Impella 2.5 was inserted to maintain left ventricular support and provide hemodynamic stability.

Video: Rotational Atherectomy followed by simultaneous kissing stent (SKS) technique for distal left main bifurcation using Impella assist device...

Press release: Impella 2.5 Patient Procedure at Mount Sinai Medical Center Featuring New Product Enhancements...

Product page: Impella 2.5...

Flashbacks: Abiomed Reports New Positive Impella 2.5 Results; Impella 2.5 Heart Pump Performs Well in a Feasibility Trial; Impella 2.5 Heart Pump Given Green Light in US; Impella Percutaneous VAD to be Studied for Acute MI Patients

(hat tip: MassDevice)

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