Education Library

Jason Richard, an advanced Impella® trainer, provides a tip-to-toe review of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist.

Learn when and how to use echocardiography to visualize in real-time the relationship of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist to structures within the left ventricle.

This quick skills video demonstrates the procedure for transferring Impella® support from one Automated Impella Controller™ (AIC) to another AIC.

This quick skills video demonstrates the procedure for changing the purge fluid bag using the Automated Impella Controller (AIC)

This quick skills video demonstrates the procedure for changing the purge cassette and fluid bag using the Automated Impella Controller (AIC)

Jo Kajewski, advanced Impella trainer, describes how the LV waveform is derived and how LVEDP is measured using Impella with SmartAssist technology.

Jo Kajewski, advanced Impella trainer, discusses how to assess the Impella access site, change dressings, and help prevent access site bleeding to improve patient outcomes. 

Echocardiography for assessing Impella position—a discussion with Clinical Support Specialist Michael Galvin, RDCS.

This FAQ provides key information about the purpose and design of the STEMI DTU pivotal randomized controlled trial and how to participate.

A preponderance of evidence from the FDA cVAD Study, Impella Quality Database and the physician-initiated NSCI study supports the recommendation that placing Impella 2.5® or Impella CP® pre-PCI improves outcomes.

The STEMI DTU pilot trial demonstrated for the first time that LV unloading using the Impella CP® heart pump with a 30-minute delay before reperfusion is safe and feasible