Premium
Successful impella‐assisted suction thrombectomy of right heart thrombus via the AngioVac device: Advantages, limitations, and alternatives
Author(s) -
Shadman Shahrad,
Heyliger Stephen,
Watts Carolyn,
Aghili Nima
Publication year - 2021
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.29545
Subject(s) - impella , medicine , cardiogenic shock , thrombus , ventricular assist device , circulatory system , cardiology , right heart , shock (circulatory) , suction , heart failure , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
An elderly man with cardiogenic shock who was found to have a thrombus burden in the right atrium was described. The thrombus was suctioned via the AngioVac device, with assistance from the Impella CP. This is the first reported case of the use of the AngioVac device in conjunction with left‐sided mechanical circulatory devices.