Hemodynamic Support Devices
This hemodynamic support systems channel includes content on intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) like the Impella or TandemHeart, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and ventricular assist devices (VAD). This channel also includes use of these devices in support of patients in cardiogenic shock and advanced heart failure.
Videos | Hemodynamic Support Devices | September 12, 2019
A discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., director of the structural heart program, Henry Ford Hospital, and Michele...
Paul Tang, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiac surgeon at Michigan Medicine’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center in the OR. Image courtesy of Michigan Medicine.
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019 — Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been shown to help leaky mitral valves that create...
In July, the biggest news item was Datascope initiating a Class I recalled of its intra-aortic balloon pumps due to potential battery failure.
Feature | August 02, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
August 2, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) ...
Technology | Heart Failure | July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019 – Procyrion Inc. secured Breakthrough Device designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Feature | Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) | July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Maquet/Datascope is recalling all intra-aortic balloon...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | June 12, 2019
June 12, 2019 — In a letter sent to healthcare providers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) validates that...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019 — Abiomed announced that the Impella CP with SmartAssist will be commercially available beginning at the...
Image courtesy of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).
News | Cardiogenic Shock | May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019 – A newly released expert consensus statement proposes a classification schema for cardiogenic shock (CS)...
Technology | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of Abiomed’s Impella 5.0 and...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | May 02, 2019
May 2, 2019 — Abiomed announced that, on April 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved initiation of...
The Abiomed Impella percutaneous heart pump during a procedure at Henry Ford Hospital.
Podcast | Hemodynamic Support Devices | May 02, 2019
This podcast is a discussion with William O'Neill, M.D., director of the structural heart program, Henry Ford Hospital...
The Aortic intra-aortic axial flow pump is designed to unload the heart and increase renal perfusion in heart failure patients experiencing cardiorenal syndrome.
Feature | Heart Failure | April 29, 2019 | Will Clifton, M.D.
The heart and kidneys are inextricably linked through a diverse web of hemodynamic, neural and hormonal mechanisms. As...
Figure 2: Angiography demonstrates a stenotic lesion in the mid right coronary artery, undilatable by standard high-pressure balloon angioplasty (inset, arrowheads). (B) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) cross-sectional (top) and longitudinal (bottom) images acquired before IVL and coregistered to the OCT lens (arrow in A) demonstrate severe near-circumferential calcification (double-headed arrow) in the area of the stenosis. (C) Angiography demonstrates improvement in the area of stenosis after IVL (inset; note the cavitation bubbles generated by IVL [black arrows]). (D) OCT cross-sectional (top) and longitudinal (bottom) images acquired post-IVL and coregistered to the OCT lens (white arrow in C) demonstrate multiple calcium fractures and large acute luminal gain. (E) Angiography demonstrates complete stent expansion with the semicompliant stent balloon (inset) without the need for high-pressure noncompliant balloon inflation. (F) OCT cross-sectional (top) and longitudinal (bottom) images acquired post-stenting and coregistered to the OCT lens (arrow in E) demonstrate further fracture displacement (arrow), with additional increase in the acute area gain (5.17 mm2), resulting in full stent expansion and minimal malapposition.
Feature | Cath Lab | April 15, 2019 | Dean Kereiakes, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, and Jonathan Hill, M.D., DISRUPT CAD III Co-Principal Investigators
Over the last 40 years, despite multiple advancements in percutaneous coronary interventions, calcified lesions remain...
News | Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) | April 05, 2019
April 5, 2019 — Three years ago this week, Abiomed's Impella heart pump received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
Illustration showing the venous implantation route and where the inlet and outflow ports are when the Impella RP is placed in the right side of the heart.
Feature | Hemodynamic Support Devices | March 26, 2019 | Perwaiz Meraj, M.D. FACC and Uma Chandrasekaran, Ph.D.
Right heart failure (RHF) is a syndrome characterized by the inability of the right ventricle (RV) to support optimal...
