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Direct right ventricular Impella LD implantation enables postoperative ambulation and may avoid sternal re‐entry
Author(s) -
Simon Bartholomew V.,
Gu Yang,
Wyrobek Julie A.,
Narins Craig R.,
Prasad Sunil M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14626
Subject(s) - impella , medicine , groin , sternum , cardiology , ventricular assist device , surgery , heart failure
Right ventricular assist devices (RVADs) typically require groin cannulation or sternal re‐entry which can be avoided by direct pulmonary artery implantation with an Impella. We report the first use of the Impella LD as a directly implanted RVAD.