Impella RP

Ahmed Taha, MD; Assad Mohammedzein, MD; John Kimbugwe, MD; Kade Carthel, MD; David Brabham, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2019)

Impella RP

Ahmed Taha, MD,
Assad Mohammedzein, MD,
John Kimbugwe, MD,
Kade Carthel, MD,
David Brabham, MD

Affiliations

Ahmed Taha, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana; Address for correspondence: Dr. Ahmed Taha, Department of Internal Medicine, Deaconess Hospital, 600 Mary Street, Evansville, Indiana 47747.
Assad Mohammedzein, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas
John Kimbugwe, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas
Kade Carthel, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Amarillo, Texas
David Brabham, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 4
pp. 622 – 625

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Due to the scarcity of data, Impella RP is not approved for acute right ventricular failure caused by massive pulmonary embolism. We describe here the successful use of Impella RP in acute right ventricular failure caused by massive pulmonary embolism to highlight its promising outcome in such an indication. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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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