Case report
Aug 2026
276 Days of Support by a Micro-Axial Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplant.
The Impella 5.5 is a surgically implanted micro-axial left ventricular assist device (LVAD) increasingly utilized for mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in cardiogenic shock. While typically used for acute support up to FDA-approved 14 days, reports of prolonged utilization remain limited. We present the case of a 69...
J. Shimamura, A. Levine, Stephen Pan et al.
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