The “two-cut monorail” technique, for the over-the-wire removal of the Impella CP device

The “two-cut monorail” technique, for the over-the-wire removal of the Impella CP device

The Impella is a percutaneously placed intra-arterial flow pump positioned across the aortic valve for circulatory support. A limitation of the Impella is that it lacks a central wire channel, to maintain intra-arterial wire access when removing the device. Open surgical arterial cutdown is needed f...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Miserlis, MD, Maria E. Tecos, MD, Nitin Garg, MD, Jason N. MacTaggart, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD, PhD, Iraklis I. Pipinos, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Subjects:
Impella complications
Percutaneous wire access
Aortic devices
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428720301647

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