Why Impella®?
Patients Share Their Stories of Heart Recovery
What is Impella?
Impella heart pumps have the unique ability to enable heart recovery, allowing patients to return home with their native hearts. Impella is the only non-surgical heart pump that is FDA-approved as safe and effective for high-risk patients receiving a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). An Impella-supported stenting procedure, known as Protected PCI, may be an option for you.
Why is Impella Important?
Supports Your Heart
Protected PCI with Impella ensures blood flow is maintained to critical organs enabling your physician to perform a complete and optimized procedure, decreasing the likelihood of repeat procedures and multiple hospital stays.
Improved Quality of Life
In a randomized controlled trial, 8-in-10 patients treated with Impella heart pumps experienced reduction in heart failure symptoms or improvement in heart function.1, 2
References
- O’Neill, W.W., et al. (2012). Circulation, 126(14), 1717-1727.
- PROTECT II Data on File
NPS-1760