Education Library

Timothy Smith, MD, discusses the importance of the cardiovascular ICU and device management for patients with cardiogenic shock supported with the Impella® heart pump.

This Impella skills video demonstrates the mattress suture technique used during insertion of the Impella RP® heart pump.

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.

Navin Kapur, MD, shares contemporary insights into cardiogenic shock and STEMI management.

A study of 21,848 non-emergent, high-risk patients who underwent PCI with PVADs, including Impella® heart pumps, demonstrates the PVAD patients had a lower rate of mortality and complications than patients who underwent PCI with IABPs.

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 video demonstrates insertion of the Impella 5.0® using the silicone plug technique.

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

Gregg Stone, MD, and Duane Pinto, MD, host this panel discussion from SCAI 2021 of Protected PCI and diagnosis and treatment of high-risk and complex coronary disease.

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

Ziad Ali, MD, discusses his recently published paper “Standardizing the Definition and Analysis Methodology for Complete Coronary Artery Revascularization” published in JAHA.

Alex Truesdell, MD, provides a high-level overview of essential skills for performing complex and high-risk PCI at the CRT 2021 virtual annual symposium.

Alex Truesdell, MD, and Michele Voeltz, MD, co-host this case-based discussion of managing cardiogenic shock with Benham Tehrani, MD, Reshad Garan, MD, Katherine Kunkel, MD, and Timothy Smith, MD.