Risks There are some risks with the Impella®, but your care team will work hard to keep you safe. Learning about potential complications helps you know what to watch for and when to contact your care team. Infections The insertion site must stay clean and covered. Your care team will do frequent sterile dressing changes. […]
Benefits The Impella® heart pump is used as a temporary support device. Depending on your situation, it may be used as: Bridge to Transplant: To support the heart and keep the body strong while waiting for a donor heart to become available. Bridge to a Longer-Term Device: To stabilize the heart until a different type
Device Components The equipment is life-saving and managing it may feel overwhelming. Learning how each piece works together will help you feel more comfortable in your daily journey. 1 Heart Pump There are different Impella® pump models depending on what kind of support you need. Impella 5.5®The most common pump for patients needing longer-term support.
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The HVAD™ System will work by continuously spinning blood from the weak part of the heart, through the device, out to the aorta, and the rest of the body. There is a small impeller located inside the VAD that helps with this spinning motion. The pump is always connected to a controller and a power source that keeps the VAD
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Your HeartMate 3™ LVAD will work by continuously spinning blood from the weak part of the heart, through the device, out to the aorta, and the rest of the body. There is a small rotor located inside the VAD that helps with this spinning motion. The pump is always connected to a controller and requires a power source to
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Types of VADs VADs can be defined by the action that they perform. VADs can pump blood by a spinning action (continuous flow VAD) or by a pumping action (pulsatile flow VAD). Pulsatile Pulsatile flow VADs work by pumping blood in and out of a chamber. Air moves a membrane to fill and eject blood
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Discharge More information coming soon…
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Daily Life and Safety More information coming soon…
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After Surgery When you wake up from surgery, you will be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Surgery will make you feel weak and sleepy. For these reasons, you will have a plastic tube in your mouth that will help you breathe. You will also have many special IVs, cables, and drains, which are needed
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Recovery Self Care When your breathing tube is out and you’re fully awake, this is when rehabilitation begins. Specially trained physical and occupational therapists will assist you in getting out of bed for the first time after surgery. Your care team will be there to support you every step of the way. Your cannula sites
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