Tag: Mechanical circulatory support

Routine echocardiography detected early asymptomatic aortic root thrombosis in two HeartMate 3 cases, which resolved following intensified anticoagulation, pump speed ...

A retrospective study of 53 cardiogenic shock patients demonstrates that the Impella 5.5 fiber-optic placement signal reliably monitors central aortic ...

A network meta-analysis of over 360,000 patients found that Impella support in cardiogenic shock complicating STEMI was associated with higher ...

A propensity-matched study of electronic health records reveals that early Impella unloading within one day of venoarterial ECMO was not ...

A narrative review in Critical Care synthesizes clinical evidence and physiology to establish a framework for ventilator liberation when cardiovascular ...

A retrospective cohort study indicates that cardiogenic shock patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation diverge into distinct recovery, surgical bridging, ...

Clinicians successfully deployed an Impella 5.5 microaxial pump to rescue a heart transplant candidate experiencing severe outflow graft thrombosis in ...

A comprehensive narrative review demonstrates that routine early VA-ECMO fails to improve survival in infarct-related cardiogenic shock, indicating that mechanical ...

Surgeons successfully carried out orthotopic heart transplantation in a 41-year-old Marfan syndrome patient following staged total aortic replacement and prolonged ...

A large-scale observational study of electronic health records found that Impella heart pump support during non-emergent high-risk coronary interventions was ...

A standardized, team-agnostic operational blueprint enables community spoke hospitals to rapidly recognize and stabilize cardiogenic shock patients prior to regional ...

A published case report describes curative breast tumour removal performed during combined ECMO and Impella support in a woman who ...

A new narrative review finds unfractionated heparin remains the cornerstone anticoagulant across mechanical circulatory support devices, while anti-factor Xa monitoring, ...

A retrospective study of 75 heart failure patients found that Impella 5.5 support was associated with significant reductions in pulmonary ...

A new review finds that recipient factors such as durable LVAD support, amiodarone exposure, renal dysfunction and prior sternotomy consistently ...

A published case report describes how stage-specific integrated nursing management supported a 39-year-old woman's transition from ECMO and renal replacement ...

A 2026 mini review finds that mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock should be matched to ventricular and respiratory phenotype, ...

A case report describes a drug-coated balloon restoring full coronary flow after a stent could not be delivered during Impella-protected ...

Researchers in Marburg found that interleukin-6 levels measured 72 hours after implantation of a microaxial flow pump independently predict 30-day ...

A new review argues that the right ventricle and tricuspid valve form a single functional unit whose failure determines outcomes ...