Impella RP as a bridge to cardiac transplant for refractory late right ventricular failure in setting of left ventricular assist device.
Bridge to heart transplant
Impella RP
Left ventricular assist device
Percutaneous right ventricular assist device
Right ventricular failure
Journal
ESC heart failure
ISSN: 2055-5822
Titre abrégé: ESC Heart Fail
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101669191
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
03
12
2019
revised:
14
02
2020
accepted:
08
03
2020
pubmed:
20
5
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
20
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Right ventricular (RV) failure remains a major complication after surgical implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). While the use of a percutaneous RV assist device has been described as a short-term bridge to recovery in end-stage heart failure patients with early post-operative RV failure after index LVAD implant, management of refractory late RV failure remains challenging in these patients. We report the first successful case of extended Impella RP use as a safe and effective bridge to orthotopic heart transplant in an LVAD patient with refractory, haemodynamically significant late RV failure. The Impella RP provided support for 37 days. Haemodynamically intolerant arrhythmia precluded use of inotropic support. No adverse complications related to percutaneous Impella RP support were seen. We also review potential considerations for mechanical circulatory support strategies in this setting: central RV assist device cannulation requires sternotomy incision that can impact subsequent cardiac surgeries, while percutaneous Protek Duo insertion requires adequate vessel size and patency. With an LVAD in situ, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was not considered for isolated RV support in this case. The patient is currently over 6 months post-orthotopic heart transplant.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32426932
doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12685
pmc: PMC7373903
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1972-1975Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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