Case report - Aortic and aneurysmal. Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery with mechanical support using the Impella® microaxial blood pump

Abstract

A 50-year-old man with an end-stage cardiac failure was referred to our institution for pre-transplantation assessment. An infrarenal aortic aneurysm (diameter 45 mm) was discovered and progressed (up to 59 mm) over a two-month period. Decision to perform aneurysmectomy with the support of an Impella® Recover LP50 microaxial blood pump was decided regarding the rapid evolution of the disease. The patient had uneventful cardiac-wise during surgery and postoperative period. © 2008 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.