Surgical transaxillary placement of the Impella 5.0 ventricular assist device.

Bertoglio LucaMaria KatsarouMara ScandroglioLetizia BertoldiRoberto ChiesaFederico Pappalardo

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)

Open Impella 5.0 device implantation through the axillary artery is safe and effective; technical success was 100% and low rates of major complications are reported.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ultrasound guided
left ventricular assist device
lymph node
heart failure
minimally invasive
left ventricular
risk factors
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
early stage
atrial fibrillation