Single Arterial Access for Ecpella and Jugular Venous Cannulation Provides Full Mobility on a Status 1 Heart Transplant Recipient

Abstract

Concomitant treatment with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and Impella may improve outcomes in patients with cardiogenic shock compared with VA-ECMO alone. Here, we explain a new method to introduce Impella and ECMO through the same arterial access site and jugular venous cannulation to accomplish a mobile patient concept.