Education Library

Jo Kajewski, advanced Impella trainer, discusses how Impella should appear on baseline echo and steps for repositioning Impella if a positioning alarm occur. 

Alexander Truesdell, MD, discusses Protected PCI versus bailout PCI using data from the cVAD Study and the PROTECT III study. 

Amir Kaki, MD, discusses techniques and best practices for access and closure to reduce bleeding and complications with large-bore access devices.

William O’Neill, MD discusses cardiogenic shock treatment in light of the lack of randomized, controlled clinical trial data for cardiogenic shock.

Navin K. Kapur, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, discusses how acute cardiac unloading limits infarct scar formation in the context of the DTU-STEMI Pilot trial and Pivotal trial.

William O'Neill, MD, discusses data from the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) study presented at the 2019 SCAI Scientific Sessions.

Robert Riley, MD, presents a high-risk PCI case requiring hemodynamic support with the Impella CP® heart pump and intravascular lithotripsy with Shockwave for vascular access.

Seth Bilazarian, MD, discusses the limitations of Schrage, Ibrahim, et al. published in Circulation comparing patients in cardiogenic shock treated with balloon pump and the Impella® heart pump. 

Perwaiz Meraj, MD, presents a complex coronary intervention Protected PCI case with hemodynamic support from the Impella CP® heart pump. 

This Quick Skills Video depicts insertion of the Impella 5.0 with the Axillary Insertion Kit.