Cardiogenic shock secondary to severe acute ischemic mitral regurgitation managed with an Impella 2.5 percutaneous left ventricular assist device

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jun 1;79(7):1129-34. doi: 10.1002/ccd.23271. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Abstract

We report a case of a patient successfully treated with an Impella Recover LP 2.5 (ABIOMED, Danvers, MA) left ventricular assist device, in the setting of cardiogenic shock secondary to severe acute mitral regurgitation associated with an acute myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Female
  • Heart-Assist Devices*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / physiopathology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*
  • Thrombectomy
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left*