• ASAIO J. · Nov 2010

    Case Reports

    Successful combined use of Impella Recover 2.5 device and intra-aortic balloon pump support in cardiogenic shock from acute myocardial infarction.

    • Dominik M Wiktor, Neal Sawlani, Yogendra Kanthi, Ilke Sipahi, James C Fang, and Arie Blitz.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5011, USA.
    • ASAIO J. 2010 Nov 1; 56 (6): 519-21.

    AbstractVentricular assist devices (VADs) and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) are important tools that provide hemodynamic support to patients in cardiogenic shock. The Impella Recover 2.5 is a percutaneous VAD that provides temporary circulatory support. We report the case of a patient who required the combined support of both an IABP and the Impella device.

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