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Impella Has Some Benefits in High-Risk PCI, but Clinical Impact Still Uncertain: Review

Impella heart pumps (Abiomed) provide procedural and hemodynamic benefits during high-risk PCI, but it’s difficult to assess whether they have an impact on clinical outcomes, particularly when ...
Medical News Today

What is an Impella heart pump?

The Impella heart pump is a small pump that a healthcare professional can insert without surgery. It can help maintain blood flow in people who have CAD, are recovering from cardiogenic shock, or are ...
Business Wire

Two Milestones Achieved Toward Small Bore Access with Impella

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) announces the achievement of two milestones in the development of small bore access for the Impella heart pump. The Impella ECP heart pump has ...
Business Wire

FDA Approves Data Streaming from the Impella Console, Setting the Stage for Artificial Intelligence Algorithms to Further Improve Patient Outcomes

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved one-way digital data streaming during patient support from Abiomed's (NASDAQ: ABMD) Automated Impella ...
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Medicare Data on AMICS Too Muddied for Firm Conclusions on Impella

For patients who have acute MI with cardiogenic shock (AMICS), Medicare claims data aren’t detailed enough to show whether use of the Impella percutaneous microaxial left ventricular assist device ...