Percutaneous left ventricular assist support is associated with less pulmonary congestion and lower rate of pneumonia in patients with cardiogenic shock.
Sandra HaberkornAngelika UwarowJean HaurandChristian JungMalte KelmRalf WestenfeldPatrick HornPublished in: Open heart (2020)
Pulmonary decongestion may facilitate treatment of pneumonia in patients with CS. Left ventricular unloading by Impella device might support pulmonary decongestion, although a larger prospective trial in this patient population is required.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- study protocol
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- ultrasound guided
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- intensive care unit
- combination therapy
- community acquired pneumonia
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- replacement therapy
- atrial fibrillation