Impella support as a bridge to scheduled surgical repair of ventricular septal rupture

Makiko Nakamura, Teruhiko Imamura*, Takuya Fukui, Youhei Ueno, Hiroshi Ueno, Shigeki Yokoyama, Toshio Doi, Kazuaki Fukahara, Koichiro Kinugawa

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We studied the experience of a 69-year-old woman with acute decompensated heart failure due to post-infarction ventricular septal rupture. She received mechanical hemodynamic support by Impella 2.5 (Abiomed, Danvers, MA, USA), percutaneous axial-flow left ventricular assist device, which improved intra-cardiac pressure, maintaining end-organ function. She was successfully bridged to the scheduled surgical repair of ventricular septal rupture following the 9-day Impella support and discharged on foot on the 32nd day. Impella might be a useful mechanical circulatory support device as a bridge tool to the scheduled surgical repair of ventricular septal rupture if used with careful daily management to prevent device-related comorbidities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)278-282
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Artificial Organs
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020/09/01

Keywords

  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Mechanical complication
  • STEMI
  • Ventricular assist device

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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