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. 2019 Feb 7;19(Suppl 2):27.
doi: 10.1186/s12872-019-1000-z.

Proceedings of the 3rd annual Acute Cardiac Unloading and REcovery (A-CURE) symposium

Uma Chandrasekaran  1 , Daniel Burkhoff  2 , Kiyotake Ishikawa  3 , Lija Swain  4 , Kenji Sunagawa  5 , Jacob Møller  6 , Carlos Santos-Gallego  3 , Shiva Annamalai  4 , James Udelson  4 , Ralf Westenfeld  7 , Navin Kapur  4 , Xiaoying Qiao  4 , Julian Wiora  7 , Andreas Schäfer  8 , Alexander Bernhardt  9 , Ajar Kochar  10 , Robert Kloner  11 , Haroon Faraz  12
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Proceedings of the 3rd annual Acute Cardiac Unloading and REcovery (A-CURE) symposium

Uma Chandrasekaran et al. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. .
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Informed consent to publish had been obtained from the patients featured in the “First In Man Implantations of a Newly Designed Transaortic Axial Flow Ventricular Assist Device, Impella 5.5” and “Case Report from the Door to Unload in STEMI Trial”presentations.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Definition of myocardial unloading and benefits during myocardial infarction. LV = left ventricular; PCWP = pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; CBF = coronary blood flow
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Fig. 2
Effect of MCS Devices on PVA and LVEDP in an Animal Model of Profound Cardiogenic Shock. CS = cardiogenic shock; MCS = mechanical circulatory support; PVA = pressure-volume area; LVEDP = left ventricular end-diastolic pressure; VA-ECMO = veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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Fig. 3
LV Unloading With Impella During HF Reduces Myocardial Glucose Consumption and Lactate Production in an Animal Model. MI = myocardial infarction; IMP = Impella
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Fig. 4
LV Unloading With Impella for 30 min Increases Microcirculatory Flow to the Area at Risk. CFI = collateral flow index; VA-ECMO = veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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Fig. 5
Lower Incidence of CI-AKI During HR-PCI with Impella support versus VA-ECMO. CI-AKI = contrast induced acute kidney injury; HR-PCI = high risk percutaneous coronary intervention, VA-ECMO = veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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Fig. 6
Reduced Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy with Impella Support during HR-PCI. CIN = Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
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Fig. 7
Summary of Features of Impella 5.5 and Impella 5.0 Heart Pumps
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Fig. 8
Long-term Mortality Stratified by Heart Failure Status
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Fig. 9
Study Design of the Door-To-Unload in STEMI Pilot Trial. U-DR = delayed reperfusion after 30 min of LV unloading by the Impella CP; U-IR = immediate reperfusion after placement of the Impella CP; CP = cardiac power
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