Use of a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device/Left Atrium to Femoral Artery Bypass System for Cardiogenic ShockSwethika Sundaravel 1, Poonam Velagapudi 1, Mamas Mamas 2, Sandeep Nathan 3, Alexander Truesdell 4
1University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Keele University, 3University of Chicago Medicine, 4Virginia Heart/Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
The following article describes the stepwise procedure for placement of a device (e.g., Tandemheart) in cardiogenic shock (CS) that is a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pLVAD) and a left atrial to femoral artery bypass (LAFAB) system that bypasses and supports the left ventricle (LV) in CS.
