Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Chronic Heart Failure: Usefulness of Mechanical Hemodynamic Cardiac Support

Mickael Palmier; Didier Plissonnier

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.060

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Chronic Heart Failure: Usefulness of Mechanical Hemodynamic Cardiac Support

Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Nov:69:449.e7-449.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.060. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Authors

Mickael Palmier¹, Didier Plissonnier²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Vascular Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.

PMID: 32502680
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.060

Abstract

We present a case of abdominal aortic aneurysm open repair planned with temporary left ventricular support (Impella®) in a patient suffering from severe chronic heart failure. Only 1 single similar case was reported in the literature from 1974.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / physiopathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Chronic Disease
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Hemodynamics*
Humans
Male
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures*
Ventricular Function, Left*