Mechanics of Percutaneous Circulatory
Support
IssamD. Moussa, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Chair, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Conflict of Interest
•Baxter Research Grant
•Medtronic Research Grant
•Terumo Research Grant
Percutaneous Circulatory Support
•Which patients
•Goals of circulatory support
•What devices
•Mechanics of circulatory support
Percutaneous Circulatory Support
Which Patients?
•Patientsundergoing high-risk PCI (Elective)
•Patients with acute myocardial infarction with or without
cardiogenic shock, to reduce infarct size and support end-
organ perfusion (Emergent)
•Patients with acute decompensated heart failure, due to
acute coronary syndrome, myocarditis or exacerbation of a
chronic heart failure state(Urgent)
Percutaneous Circulatory Support
Goals –Elective Setting
•Allow the cardiovascular system to withstand
transient insults during PCI and resume normal
function post procedure.
•Increase myocardial ischemic threshold to allow
time for procedural complications to resolve.
Percutaneous Circulatory Support
Goals –Urgent and Emergent Settings
•Unload the heart, take over the work –partially or
totally –to minimize ischemic damage
•Maintain a stable hemodynamic state of systemic
pressure and perfusion without the need for
vasopressors and inotropes.
Impella
Infusion Pump
Impella Console
Power Supply
IMPELLA 2.5 System
IMPELLA 2.5 SysteIMPELLA 2.5 System
IMPELLA 2.5 System
Braun Vista Purge System
TandemHeart
Left
The Tandem Heart
The TandemHeart
The pump
•Low prime volume (10cc) centrifugal pump driven by a
three phase, brushless, DC servomotor
•Delivers flows up to:
–5.0 liters per minute with percutaneous cannulation
–8.0 liters per minute with surgical cannulation
•Pulls oxygenated blood from the left atrium and returns it
to the systemic arterial circulation
•Integrated pump & motor is fully sterilized and small in
size, enabling placement close to the patient in the sterile
field
DeviceMechanism HemodynamicImpact
IABP Pressure
Augmentation
Increased diastolic, decreased
systolic aortic pressure,
decreased PCWP, no active flow
Tandem
Heart
LA --------AortaIndirectly unloads LV by
decompressing LA, Up to 4 L/Min
flow (retrograde)
ImpellaLV----------AortaDirectly unloads LV, up to 2.5
L/Min flow (antegrade)
Percutaneous Circulatory Support
Devices
Burkoff D et al. CCI 80:816-829 (2012)
Device Comparison Using Circulatory
Simulation
Burkoff D et al. CCI 80:816-829 (2012)
Percutaneous Circulatory Support
Devices
Systemic
Support
(CPO)
Myocardial
Protection
(Increase O2
Supply)
Myocardial
Protection
(ReduceO2
Demand)
Inotropes ++ 0 ---
IABP + ++ +
Tandem Heart +++ ++ -/ +
Impella2.5 ++ ++ ++
Impella5.0 +++ +++ +++
Burkoff D et al. CCI 80:816-829 (2012)