Education Library

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

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

Learn more about what hemolysis is, how it is measured, and how Impella® is designed to minimize hemolysis.

Rajan Patel, MD, discusses clinical data supporting Impella® use in Protected PCI and cardiogenic shock at the CRT 2021 virtual annual symposium. 

This FAQ discusses how IABP works and the role of IABP in Protected PCI and cardiogenic shock.

This Impella skills video demonstrates direct aortic insertion of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist.

This Impella skills video demonstrates the setup procedure for the Impella CP with SmartAssist.

The final results of the physician-led NCSI Study demonstrate a 71% survival to discharge with greater than 90% native heart recovery when best practices are used.

This Impella skills video demonstrates insertion of the Impella 5.5 with SmartAssist using the axillary insertion kit.

This Impella skills video demonstrates how to adjust the LV placement signal for the Impella CP® with SmartAssist® and Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist®.

This Impella® Skills video demonstrates how to reposition the Impella CP® with SmartAssist® or the Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist® using the Repositioning Guide. 

This Impella skills video demonstrates the insertion steps for the Impella CP with SmartAssist.

This Impella skills video describes the single-access technique for the Impella CP and Impella CP with SmartAssist.

This Impella skills video demonstrates how to enter cardiac output into the Automated Impella Controller™ for Impella CP® with SmartAssist® and Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist®.

Scott Silvestry, MD, and a panel of surgeons take a comprehensive look at post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock and its management today.