
FDA approved Impella 2.5 heart pump manufactured by Abiomed can to be used during elective and urgent high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), commonly known as angioplasty.
The device helps the left ventricle by moving 2.5 liters of blood per minute, during procedures involving temporary coronary occlusions that would otherwise be too taxing on the already weak heart.
"The rigorous data from FDA clinical trials such as PROTECT I and PROTECT II demonstrate that complex, high-risk patients undergoing protected PCI with Impella 2.5 support experience reduced adverse events, improved quality of life and are able to return home faster with fewer repeat procedures," said William O'Neill, M.D., Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Source: Medindia
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