Education Library

Rohan Goswami, MD, and panelists discuss advances in bridge to decision therapy and optimizing outcomes with Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist.

This Impella skills video demonstrates insertion of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist using the axillary insertion kit.

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

Jörn Tongers, MD, discusses early combined mechanical circulatory support with an Impella heart pump and VA ECMO in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. 

Scott Silvestry, MD, and a panel of surgeons take a comprehensive look at post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock and its management today.

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

Advanced Impella® Trainer, Jason Richard, provides an overview of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist for physicians.

Jason Richard, an advanced Impella® trainer, provides a tip-to-toe review of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist.

Learn when and how to use echocardiography to visualize in real-time the relationship of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist to structures within the left ventricle.

Mark Anderson, MD presents his surgical perspectives on increasing survival in cardiogenic shock through escalation strategies that increase unloading.

Three intensivists discuss managing Impella patients in the CCU, focusing on weaning off inotropes, repositioning Impella, invasive monitoring, and use of Impella and ECMO.

This FAQ provides key information about the purpose and design of the STEMI DTU pivotal randomized controlled trial and how to participate.

Three physicians from the Cleveland Clinic discuss strategies for selecting the Impella® heart pump and/or ECMO as well as patient management and venting strategies.