How Does the Impella Work
The Impella Pulls Blood from the Ventricle and Pushes It out into the Aorta, Delivering Oxygen-Rich Blood to the Rest of Your Body. This Allows Your Heart to...
The Impella pulls blood from the ventricle and pushes it out into the aorta, delivering oxygen-rich blood to the rest of your body. This allows your heart to rest while the doctor performs the PCI. Once the PCI procedure is complete, the Impella is turned off and guided out.
Why would a patient need an Impella?
Impella has been increasingly used in patients with: Severe heart failure – When the heart muscle is weak, blood cannot be pumped efficiently enough to get oxygen to all of the cells. Sometimes the heart becomes enlarged and weak. Other times it may be thick and stiff.
When do you use Impella?
Impella 2.5 is indicated for clinical use in cardiology and cardiac surgery for a number of indications. The primary indication is for cardiovascular support before, during and after urgent or elective high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
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