Axillary Access for Impella® Heart Pump
Thom Dahle, MD, and Stephen Kidd, MD, demonstrate axillary access for Impella CP® in this excerpt from a CAMP live case at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. They explain the benefits of ultrasound guidance for axillary access, walk through pre-close technique with Perclose ProGlide™, explain their rationale for also establishing femoral and radial access for this case, and discuss LVEDP. Seth Bilazarian, MD, and panelists Amir Kaki, MD, and Amy Daliman, DO, provide additional commentary.
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