Use of Impella heart pump for management of women with peripartum cardiogenic shock
Elkayam U, Schäfer A, Chieffo A, Lansky A, Hall S, Arany Z, Grines C. Use of Impella heart pump for management of women with peripartum cardiogenic shock. Clinical Cardiology 2019, 42: 974-981. PMID: 31436333, PMCID: PMC6788473, DOI: 10.1002/clc.23249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceMechanical circulatory supportCardiogenic shockPeripartum cardiomyopathyImpella deviceCatheter-based ventricular assist device registryVeno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationDurable left ventricular assist devicePercutaneous mechanical circulatory supportInotropes/vasopressorsSevere LV dysfunctionUse of ImpellaSevere heart failureManagement of womenMean ejection fractionExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationNative heart functionVentricular assist deviceHannover Medical SchoolLV dysfunctionEjection fractionHeart failureMembrane oxygenationCirculatory supportMean age