Interventional Ventricular Assist System for PCI in CHIP Patients

The microaxial flow pump (The CorVad percutaneous ventricular assist system device) is a microaxial rotary blood pump that expels blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta, thus unloading the left ventricle. The CorVad system device can be introduced through a femoral percutaneous approach (14Fr) and can deliver an output of up to 4-6 L/min.

Veno-arterial extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a device originally created to replace heart and lung function. Venous deoxygenated blood is mechanically suctioned from a large central vein through a venous cannula by a centrifugal pump. It is then oxygenated, warmed, and restored into systemic circulation through an arterial cannula.