Impella CP for treatment of left ventricular free-wall rupture after myocardial infarction: Report of a case.

Natsuya IshikawaAina HirofujiShingo KuniokaTomonori ShirasakaNaohiro WakabayashiYuya KitaniHiroyuki Kamiya

Published in: Journal of surgical case reports (2020)

Unloading of the left ventricle (LV) is essential for the treatment of LV free-wall rupture (LVFWR), and it is well-known that the LV can be optimally unloaded with the Impella system. However, there has been no report on applying the Impella system for the treatment of LVFWR. Here, we report a patient with FWR after massive myocardial infarction who was successfully treated with non-suture repair via median sternotomy and implantation of Impella CP (Abiomed, Danvers, MA).

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute myocardial infarction
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular assist device
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention
left atrial
ejection fraction