Extended Duration Bridge to Orthotopic Heart Transplant Utilizing the Impella RP Flex

Jean-Luc A Maigrot; Ran Lee; Andrew Higgins; Maria Mountis; Shinya Unai; Aaron J Weiss

doi:10.1097/MAT.0000000000002221

Extended Duration Bridge to Orthotopic Heart Transplant Utilizing the Impella RP Flex

ASAIO J. 2024 Dec 1;70(12):e188-e190. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002221. Epub 2024 May 2.

Authors

Jean-Luc A Maigrot¹, Ran Lee², Andrew Higgins², Maria Mountis², Shinya Unai¹, Aaron J Weiss¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 39620305
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002221

Abstract

We present a case of a 56 year old man presenting with cardiogenic shock from isolated right ventricular failure due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy who was successfully bridged to heart transplantation after 29 days on an Impella RP Flex right ventricular assist device. This represents the longest reported duration of support with the device to date and highlights the utility of this platform in the management of severe right ventricular failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / surgery
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / therapy
Heart Failure* / surgery
Heart Failure* / therapy
Heart Transplantation* / methods
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Shock, Cardiogenic / surgery
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy
Time Factors