Brachial Artery Access as a Novel Alternative for Impella 2.5 Insertion

Mina Karami, MD; Anna van Veelen, MD; José P.S. Henriques, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Brachial Artery Access as a Novel Alternative for Impella 2.5 Insertion

Mina Karami, MD,
Anna van Veelen, MD,
José P.S. Henriques, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Mina Karami, MD: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Anna van Veelen, MD: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
José P.S. Henriques, MD, PhD: Address for correspondence: Dr. José P.S. Henriques, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.; Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1884 – 1887

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We describe a novel approach for percutaneous insertion of the Impella 2.5 (Abiomed Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts) through the brachial artery in 2 patients with inaccessible femoral arteries. Placement of the Impella 2.5 via the brachial artery was feasible and enabled the required hemodynamic support, with no procedural complications. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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