Patient Management
Patient Management During Protected PCI - An Overview
Data from more than 300,000 Impella® heart pump cases have shaped best practices for a team-based approach to patient management. Learn about the diverse aspects of patient management, including access point management, heart pump positioning and repositioning, alarm handling, weaning and escalation and management of the purge system.
Handling High-risk Patients in the Cath Lab
Prof. Karim Ibrahim discusses his article describing best practices for handling high-risk patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Enhancing Patient Outcomes: A Comprehensive Guide to Pre- And Peri-Procedural Patient Management in the Field of Protected PCI
Standardized Pre-Procedural Clinical Workup for Protected Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
This article describes pre-procedural preparation, with a particular focus on imaging techniques for screening and guiding vascular access in patients undergoing Protected PCI.
Defining the Optimal Revascularization Strategy During Protected High-Risk Procedures With Impella Heart Pumps
This article explores optimal revascularization strategies for patients undergoing Protected PCI.
Optimal Bail-Out and Complication Management Strategies in Protected High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With the Impella Heart Pump
In this article the authors describe techniques for Impella removal with or without pre-closure and discuss how to prevent and manage complications associated with large-bore femoral access.
Understanding Anticoagulation in Micro-Axial Flow Pump in Protected PCI Procedures
“The precarious balance between bleeding and thrombosis in patients with p-LVAD support is often the primary reason that patients’ outcomes are jeopardized,” write the authors of this article, which discusses anticoagulation strategies and anticoagulant management in the setting of Protected PCI.
Access Site Management and Impella Heart Pump Positioning
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