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Conceptual illustration of an awake patient receiving advanced extracorporeal support before heart–lung transplantation

Maximizing Cardiopulmonary Support as a Minimally Invasive Platform—Using Peripheral Parallel Veno-Venous and Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Axillary Impella 5.5 as a Bridge to Heart–Lung Transplantation

A Vanderbilt case report describes parallel VV–VA ECMO with axillary Impella 5.5 as a bridge to heart–lung transplantation in a 65-year-old man with severe

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Oct 16, 2026

Global Bridge to Heart Transplant With Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support

Impact of Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support on Post-Transplant Outcomes: An Institutional Study

This institutional retrospective study evaluated 72 patients bridged to heart transplant with the Impella 5.5 and compared outcomes for support durations of 14 days

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Mar 26, 2026

Multicentre Comparison of Various Microaxial Pump Devices as a Bridge to Durable Assist Device Implantation

This multicentre retrospective study evaluated the effectiveness of different microaxial flow pump (mAFP) devices—mainly Impella CP (3.5 L/min) and Impella 5+ (>5 L/min)—used to

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Apr 4, 2025

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