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Impact of left ventricular unloading using a peripheral Impella®-pump in eCPR patients.

Christopher GaisendreesIlija DjordjevicAnton SabashnikovChristopher AdlerKaveh EghbalzadehBorko IvanovSebastian WalterGeorg SchlachtenbergerJulia MerkleStephen GerferHenning CarstensAntje-Christin DeppeElmar KuhnThorsten Wahlers
Published in: Artificial organs (2021)
Concomitant Impella® support might positively influence survival and ECMO weaning in eCPR patients. Treatment-associated complications such as the need for dialysis were more common in this highly selected patient group. Further studies with larger numbers are necessary to evaluate the clinical relevance of concomitant LV-unloading in eCPR patients using an Impella® device.
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