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Cardiogenic shock secondary to severe acute ischemic mitral regurgitation managed with an impella 2.5 percutaneous left ventricular assist device
Author(s) -
Harmon Laura,
Boccalandro Fernando
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.23271
Subject(s) - impella , medicine , cardiogenic shock , cardiology , percutaneous , mitraclip , mitral regurgitation , ventricular assist device , myocardial infarction , heart failure
We report a case of a patient successfully treated with an Impella Recover LP 2.5 (ABIOMED, Danvers, MA) left ventricular assist device, in the setting of cardiogenic shock secondary to severe acute mitral regurgitation associated with an acute myocardial infarction. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.