TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of Bleeding and Hemolysis During Percutaneous Microaxial Flow Pump Support A Practical Approach
AU - Van Edom, Charlotte J.
AU - Gramegna, Mario
AU - Baldetti, Luca
AU - Beneduce, Alessandro
AU - Castelein, Thomas
AU - Dauwe, Dieter
AU - Frederiks, Pascal
AU - Giustino, Gennaro
AU - Jacquemin, Marc
AU - Janssens, Stefan P.
AU - Panoulas, Vasileios F.
AU - Pöss, Janine
AU - Rosenberg, Alexander
AU - Schaubroeck, Hannah A.I.
AU - Schrage, Benedikt
AU - Tavazzi, Guido
AU - Vanassche, Thomas
AU - Vercaemst, Leen
AU - Vlasselaers, Dirk
AU - Vranckx, Pascal
AU - Belohlavek, Jan
AU - Gorog, Diana A.
AU - Huber, Kurt
AU - Mebazaa, Alexandre
AU - Meyns, Bart
AU - Pappalardo, Federico
AU - Scandroglio, Anna M.
AU - Stone, Gregg W.
AU - Westermann, Dirk
AU - Chieffo, Alaide
AU - Price, Susanna
AU - Vandenbriele, Christophe
N1 - © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
PY - 2023/7/24
Y1 - 2023/7/24
N2 - Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs) are increasingly being used because of improved experience and availability. The Impella (Abiomed), a percutaneous microaxial, continuous-flow, short-term ventricular assist device, requires meticulous postimplantation management to avoid the 2 most frequent complications, namely, bleeding and hemolysis. A standardized approach to the prevention, detection, and treatment of these complications is mandatory to improve outcomes. The risk for hemolysis is mostly influenced by pump instability, resulting from patient- or device-related factors. Upfront echocardiographic assessment, frequent monitoring, and prompt intervention are essential. The precarious hemostatic balance during pVAD support results from the combination of a procoagulant state, due to critical illness and contact pathway activation, together with a variety of factors aggravating bleeding risk. Preventive strategies and appropriate management, adapted to the impact of the bleeding, are crucial. This review offers a guide to physicians to tackle these device-related complications in this critically ill pVAD-supported patient population.
AB - Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs) are increasingly being used because of improved experience and availability. The Impella (Abiomed), a percutaneous microaxial, continuous-flow, short-term ventricular assist device, requires meticulous postimplantation management to avoid the 2 most frequent complications, namely, bleeding and hemolysis. A standardized approach to the prevention, detection, and treatment of these complications is mandatory to improve outcomes. The risk for hemolysis is mostly influenced by pump instability, resulting from patient- or device-related factors. Upfront echocardiographic assessment, frequent monitoring, and prompt intervention are essential. The precarious hemostatic balance during pVAD support results from the combination of a procoagulant state, due to critical illness and contact pathway activation, together with a variety of factors aggravating bleeding risk. Preventive strategies and appropriate management, adapted to the impact of the bleeding, are crucial. This review offers a guide to physicians to tackle these device-related complications in this critically ill pVAD-supported patient population.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.05.043
DO - 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.05.043
M3 - Article
SN - 1936-8798
VL - 16
SP - 1707
EP - 1720
JO - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
JF - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
IS - 14
ER -