TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous mechanical cardiac assist in myocardial infarction. Where are we now, where are we going?
AU - Sjauw, Krischan D.
AU - Engström, Annemarie E.
AU - Henriques, José P. S.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Since its first clinical application in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) in 1968, the intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) increasingly has been used for several clinical conditions requiring mechanical cardiac assistance. In current practice, IABP therapy is still the most accessible and most frequently used method of mechanical cardiac assistance. It is primarily being used as a therapeutic instrument for hemodynamic stabilization in left ventricular failure and cardiogenic shock, mainly in patients with myocardial infarction. Although IABP therapy showed to be effective for stabilization of hemodynamically compromised patients, it has failed to show any long-term survival benefit in any setting of acute myocardial infarction. The rapid developments in ventricular assist device technology have led to the availability of several percutaneous implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). These more potent percutaneous LVADs herald a promising alternative therapeutic approach for mechanical cardiac assistance other than IABP therapy. This article reviews the current status, capabilities, limitations, and future perspectives of currently available percutaneous treatment options for mechanical cardiac assistance in acute myocardial infarction
AB - Since its first clinical application in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) in 1968, the intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) increasingly has been used for several clinical conditions requiring mechanical cardiac assistance. In current practice, IABP therapy is still the most accessible and most frequently used method of mechanical cardiac assistance. It is primarily being used as a therapeutic instrument for hemodynamic stabilization in left ventricular failure and cardiogenic shock, mainly in patients with myocardial infarction. Although IABP therapy showed to be effective for stabilization of hemodynamically compromised patients, it has failed to show any long-term survival benefit in any setting of acute myocardial infarction. The rapid developments in ventricular assist device technology have led to the availability of several percutaneous implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). These more potent percutaneous LVADs herald a promising alternative therapeutic approach for mechanical cardiac assistance other than IABP therapy. This article reviews the current status, capabilities, limitations, and future perspectives of currently available percutaneous treatment options for mechanical cardiac assistance in acute myocardial infarction
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/17482940701534818
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/17482940701534818
M3 - Article
C2 - 17926150
SN - 1748-2941
VL - 9
SP - 222
EP - 230
JO - Acute Cardiac Care
JF - Acute Cardiac Care
IS - 4
ER -