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What has been your approach to minimizing the risk of vascular complications when placing Impella support devices?
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Cardiology · Weill Cornell Medicine New York Presbyterian Cardiology
I am assuming that you're question is specific for Impella CP (as Impella 5.5 is typically implanted surgically via a subclavian artery graft). As with obtaining any form of large vessel arterial access, minimizing complications will be based on a combination of patient/vessel selection and techniqu...