Right Heart Failure

The Impella RP Flex™ with SmartAssist heart pump has the ability to stabilize hemodynamics, unload the right ventricle and allow for native heart recovery in patients with right ventricular failure. Delivered through a minimally- invasive catheterization technique via the right femoral or right IJ vein, Impella RP Flex™ with SmartAssist is designed to provide the flow and pressure needed to compensate for right heart failure. The RECOVER RIGHT study demonstrated that the Impella RP increased cardiac index and reduced central venous pressure immediately after pump implementation and led to sustained hemodynamic improvement.