Education Library

Viktoriya Kagan, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, and Eddy Gutierrez, MD, discuss how to care for patients with cardiogenic shock and manage Impella® in the ICU.

Learn how to use the Impella repositioning sheath with guidewire access port to insert a 0.035” guidewire to maintain access to the arteriotomy.

This Impella skills video demonstrates the setup procedure for the Impella CP with SmartAssist.

This Impella skills video demonstrates how to adjust the LV placement signal for the Impella CP® with SmartAssist® and Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist®.

This Impella® Skills video demonstrates how to reposition the Impella CP® with SmartAssist® or the Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist® using the Repositioning Guide. 

These checklists include steps to perform pre-insertion, during insertion, post-insertion, prior to leaving the OR, and daily in the ICU

TTE videos of proper and improper Impella CP® position

This quick skills video demonstrates the procedure for de-airing the Impella purge system using the Automated Impella Controller (AIC)

This quick skills video demonstrates the procedure for changing the purge fluid bag using the Automated Impella Controller (AIC)

This quick skills video demonstrates the procedure for changing the purge cassette and fluid bag using the Automated Impella Controller (AIC)

Jo Kajewski, advanced Impella trainer, discusses how to assess the Impella access site, change dressings, and help prevent access site bleeding to improve patient outcomes. 

Learn how to account for Impella® delivered heparin when calculating the total heparin dose for a patient supported with an Impella heart pump.