Impella 2.5 assisted balloon aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention as a bridge to heart transplantation

Ramy A Badawi; Mark A Grise; Stanley N Thornton

Impella 2.5 assisted balloon aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention as a bridge to heart transplantation

J Invasive Cardiol. 2012 May;24(5):229-30.

Authors

Ramy A Badawi¹, Mark A Grise, Stanley N Thornton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, The John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. rbadawi@msn.com

PMID: 22562918

Abstract

Percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pLVAD) utilization is increasing as the potential applications expand. We report a case of high-risk balloon aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention using the Impella 2.5 pLVAD in a patient with severely depressed left ventricular function as a bridge to heart transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Coronary Stenosis / therapy
Heart Failure / surgery
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart Transplantation*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stents
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy