Abstract
The use of the Impella 2.5 liter (L) device for hemodynamic support has been well described. The typical access site for the Impella 2.5 L device is the femoral artery. The use of the axillary and subclavian artery has been described via surgical cut down for the Impella 5 L device when femoral artery access is not possible. In patients with severe aortoiliac disease and difficult anatomy the femoral artery access for the Impella 2.5 L device is not feasible. We describe the successful percutaneous use of the Impella 2.5 L device for hemodynamic support via the left axillary artery in 2 patients undergoing high-risk PCI with concomitant severe aortoiliac disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210-213 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Interventional Cardiology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Lotun, K., Shetty, R., Patel, M., & Arain, S. A. (2012). Percutaneous left axillary artery approach for Impella 2.5 liter circulatory support for patients with severe aortoiliac arterial disease undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 25(2), 210-213. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8183.2011.00696.x