ECLS Versus IMPELLA™ as Bridge to LVAD (ECI-BLAD)

ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Versus IMPELLA™ Pump as Bridge to Left Ventricular Assist Device

In this retrospective observational multicenter study the authors tested the hypothesis that the use of IMPELLA™ pump as bridge to bridge, by giving the opportunity of active rehabilitation, should improve patient's outcomes after the implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD).

End stage heart failure patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for refractory cardiogenic shock requiring short-term mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to a long-term LVAD might benefit from early mobilization and rehabilitation with IMPELLA™ inserted via the axillary artery. The aim of this study is to compare the early rehabilitation and outcomes after LVAD implantation between patients previously treated by IMPELLA™ or ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS)

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients supported with IMPELLA™ or ECLS for refractory cardiogenic shock as a bridge to long duration LVAD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusing to give access to their medical chart
• Guardianship and curactorship
• Deprived of liberty
• short term mechanical circulatory system weaned before LVAD implantation