What is an Impella catheter?
The Impella device is a catheter-based miniaturized ventricular assist device that pumps blood from left ventricle (LV) into ascending aorta and responsible for systemic circulation at an upper rate between 2.5 and 5.0 L/min.
What is an Impella used for?
The Impella heart pump is the world’s smallest heart pump used to help maintain blood flow during high-risk protected percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).
What is the difference between IABP and Impella?
The Impella heart pump is placed in the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of your heart. It delivers blood from your heart into the aorta, the main blood vessel carrying blood to your body. This provides blood your body needs while allowing the heart to rest. The IABP is placed in your aorta.
How long can an Impella stay in place?
It is designed to provide haemodynamic support for up to 30 days. Like the Impella 5.0, the Impella 5.5 device is an axial flow transaortic cardiac support device mounted on a 9 Fr steering catheter with a 21 Fr pump cannula.
What are the different types of Impella?
Impella devices include the Impella 2.5, Impella CP, and Impella 5.0. The Impella 2.5 provides up to 2.5 L/min cardiac support, and the Impella 5.0 provides up to 5.0 L/min increased cardiac output. The Impella CP provides intermediate support, 3.0-4.0 L/min of increased cardiac output.
How is the Impella placed?
The Impella® blood pump is inserted into the femoral artery through a small incision in the leg. The Impella® blood pump can also be inserted into the subclavian artery through a small incision in the chest. Then it is advanced through the patient’s artery to their heart.
How do I get rid of Impella?
Traditionally, the Impella® devices are removed via surgical repair of the common femoral artery, or percutaneously with applied pressure at the access site to achieve hemostasis.
What to expect during cardiac catheterization?
vanced into the heart with the use of x-ray guidance. If dye is injected through the catheter to view the coro-nary arteries, you may feel a warm sensation. You will be awake during the test and may be asked to follow instructions as the x-ray camera moves around the table. A cardiac catheterization takes 45 minutes to complete. After a coronary
How to care for yourself after radial access heart catheterization?
Do not strain during bowel movements for the first 3 to 4 days after the procedure to prevent bleeding from the catheter insertion site.
How does the Impella ventricular assist device work?
Impella® is a ventricular assist device that is small enough to be passed through a catheter inserted into an artery in your leg and advanced to enter your heart. It consists of a mini pump motor, an inlet area situated in the left or right ventricle that draws blood into the device and an outlet area in the aorta or pulmonary artery that
What to expect in a heart catheterization procedure?
Before the cath procedure,a nurse will put an IV (intravenous) line into a vein in your arm so you can get medicine (sedative) to help you relax,but you’ll