Successful combined use of Impella Recover 2.5 device and intra-aortic balloon pump support in cardiogenic shock from acute myocardial infarction.

Dominik M Wiktor, Neal Sawlani, Yogendra Kanthi, Ilke Sipahi, James C Fang, Arie Blitz

ASAIO Journal : a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs 2010 November

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) are important tools that provide hemodynamic support to patients in cardiogenic shock. The Impella Recover 2.5 is a percutaneous VAD that provides temporary circulatory support. We report the case of a patient who required the combined support of both an IABP and the Impella device.

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