Abstract:A 60-year-old male patient presented to an outside hospital with severe
cardiogenic shock. A triple bridge of mechanical circulatory support was
utilized to transition him to heart transplantation listing. Initially, coronary
artery disease was percutaneously treated and Impella 2.5 was used as mechanical
circulatory support for 5 days followed by the second Impella 2.5 for 4 days.
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support was deployed for
16 days. This was exchanged for HeartWare ventricular a… Show more
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