Table 6.

Complications and post‐transplant survival

Post‐Impella complication	Frequency #	Post‐transplant complication	Frequency #
Nerve injury	0	Stroke (mild)	1
Bleeding requiring axillary exploration	0	Dialysis in hospital	0
Impella site infection	0	Dialysis after discharge	0
Distal embolization	0	Arm embolization	0
Aortic valve injury	0	Axillary site infection	0
Device dislodgement a	1	Sternal wound infection	0
Device malfunction a	0	Open chest	0
Axillary artery dissection or pseudoaneurysm	0	Need for pacemaker	0
Device‐related ventricular arrhythmia	0	Need for MCS	0
Stroke (mild)	1	Axillary artery dissection	1
GI bleeding	2	Mortality 30 days, 90 days, and 1 year	0

GI, gastrointestinal; MCS, mechanical circulatory support.

^a Required operating‐room reinsertion.