The impella recover 2.5 and TandemHeart ventricular assist devices are safe and associated with equivalent clinical outcomes in patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention

Authors :: Samin K. Sharma
Huy Trong Nguyen
Annapoorna Kini
Jason C. Kovacic
Rucha Karajgikar
Source :: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 82:E28-E37
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Wiley, 2013.
Abstract: Objectives To compare the practical use, safety and clinical outcomes associated with the TandemHeart (TH) versus Impella Recover 2.5 (IR2.5) devices when used for circulatory support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
Stroke volume
Revascularization
medicine.disease
Coronary artery disease
Heart failure
Internal medicine
Conventional PCI
medicine
Cardiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Impella

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