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Gregg Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI interviews Prof. Divaka Perera, professor of cardiology at Kings College in London, UK at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Dr.

Aditya Bharadwaj, MD, an investigator for the RESTORE EF study, presents a case study epitomizing the results from the trial.

Jason Wollmuth, MD, describes best practice techniques for Impella-supported complete revascularization in a RESTORE EF case.

Arman Kilic, MD, discusses his experiences with collaboration between interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery, particularly regarding Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist® and ECpella™.

Navin Kapur, MD, discusses the latest science underlying reperfusion and unloading and how it led to the STEMI-DTU pilot and pivotal trials.

Mario Iannaccone, MD and Vasileios Panoulas, MD, discuss two meta-analyses demonstrating improved survival in cardiogenic shock managed with ECMO and Impella (ECpella™) versus ECMO alone.

Charles Simonton, MD, interviews Prof. Norman Mangner, MD, from Dresden Heart Center, about the rollout of the PROTECT IV trial. The interview focuses on an update on the PROTECT IV trial in light of the upcoming Investigator Meeting at the EuroPCR in Paris in May 2022.

The focus of the interview between Charles Simonton, MD, and PD Fadi Al-Rashid, MD, is an update on the STEMI DTU trial in light of the investigator meeting at EuroPCR in Paris in May 2022.

Dr. Mario Iannaccone is interviewed on "Comparison of ECMO vs ECpella in patients with non post-pericardiotomy cardiogenic shock: An updated meta-analysis".

Dr. Alaide Chieffo on the views of an expert panel and appraises the value of short-term pVAD.

Updates on transient mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock

EuroPCR 2021: Sharing knowledge, skills, and experience. In the digital symposium by ABIOMED you will learn all about the importance of extensive…

ICU management of Impella patients can be challenging. The growing need for guidance in patient selection, therapy strategies, escalation and weaning led a group of experts to the publication of a European Heart Journal supplement with 8 individual manus.

STATUS QUO 2020: what have we learned so far in temporary mechanical circulatory support? Use of Impella beyond the cathlab: open issues and clinical…

This is the largest European series of patients with Impella support demonstrating real-life data about Impella usage during the last years.