Structured Weaning From the Impella Left Ventricular Micro-Axial Pump in Acute Myocardial Infarction With Cardiogenic Shock and Protected Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Experience From a Non-Cardiac Surgical Centre
HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION(2024)
Abstract
Background The Impella (Abiomed, Danvers, MA, USA) temporary percutaneous left ventricular assist device is increasingly used as mechanical circulatory support in patients with acute myocardial infarction - cardiogenic shock (AMICS) or those undergoing high -risk protected percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The optimal weaning regimen remains to be de fi ned. Method We implemented a structured weaning protocol in a series of 10 consecutive patients receiving Impella support for protected PCI or AMICS treated with PCI in a high volume non -cardiac surgery centre. Weaning after revascularisation was titrated to native heart recovery using both haemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters. Results Ten patients (eight male, two female; aged 43 - 70 years) received Impella support for AMICS (80%) or protected PCI (20%). Cardiogenic shock was of Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions grade C - E of severity in 80%, and median left ventricular end -diastolic pressure was 31 mmHg. Protocol implementation allowed successful weaning in eight of 10 patients with a median support time of 29 hours (range, 4 - 48 hours). Explantation was associated with an increase in heart rate (81 vs 88 bpm; p=0.005), but no signi fi cant change in Cardiac Index (2.9 vs 2.9 L/min/m 2 ), mean arterial pressure (79 vs 82 mmHg), vasopressor requirement (10% vs 10%), or serum lactate (1.0 vs 1.0). Median durations of intensive care and hospital stay were 3 and 6 days, respectively. At 30 days, the mortality rate was 20%, with median left ventricular ejection fraction of 40%. Conclusions A structured and dynamic weaning protocol for patients with AMICS and protected PCI supported by the Impella device is feasible in a non -cardiac surgery centre. Larger studies are needed to assess generalisability of such a weaning protocol.
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