Education Library

Gregg Stone, MD, reviews available data—from PROTECT II through PROTECT IV—for use of mechanical circulatory support during high-risk PCI.

A. Reshad Garan, MD, discusses the importance of determining etiology and predicting risk in patients with acute decompensated heart failure-related cardiogenic shock.

Hady Lichaa, MD, discusses an innovative single-access dry-closure technique with iliac artery angioplasty through the ipsilateral sheath.

Benedikt Schrage, MD, discusses his paper examining how enrollment criteria in RCTs apply to the real-world cardiogenic shock patient population.

Babar Basir, DO, presents the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) protocol for managing acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock (AMICS) at the 2021 HFSA scientific meeting.

This live case from Kate Kearney, MD and William Lombardi, MD, highlights Impella-supported complex PCI and complete revascularization in a patient with severe LV dysfunction.

This Impella skills video demonstrates how to change the femoral access site dressing in the ICU.

View an animation depicting the primary steps for anterior direct insertion of Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist.

This FAQ addresses thrombus formation and anticoagulation for blood-contacting medical devices, such as the Impella® heart pump.

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 training video demonstrates the main functions of the Automated Impella Controller (AIC) and describes the components and display screens.

Learn about Impella heart pumps and how to transport patients, monitor pump position and troubleshoot during patient transport.

Manreet Kanwar, MD, introduces clinicians to the concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and their potential clinical applications in research and patient outcomes.

Learn more about what hemolysis is, how it is measured, and how Impella® is designed to minimize hemolysis.

Cindy Grines, MD, discusses the efficacy of extensive revascularization with Impella® in this presentation from the 2021 American College of Cardiology virtual scientific session.