Case Report
Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect Successfully Treated with Impella as Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation
Table 1
Haemodynamics and biochemistry pre versus post-Impella insertion demonstrating rapid improvement without increase in right-to-left shunting or right heart pressures.
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IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; CVP: central venous pressure; PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure: CI: cardiac index; SvO2: oxygen saturation in venous blood. |