Table 1.
Overview of percutaneous ventricular support devices
| iVAC 2L | PHP | Impella 2.5 | Impella CP | Impella 5.0/LD | Tandem Heart | ECMO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catheter/sheath | 15/17 F | 13/14 F | 9 F | 9 F | 9 F | — | — |
| Canula size | 17 F | 24 F | 12 F | 14 F | 21 F | 21 F ven. 12–19 F art. | 17–21 F ven. 16–19 F art. |
| Max.flow (L/min) | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.7–4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| Access | Percutaneous femoral | Percutaneous femoral | Percutaneous femoral | Percutaneous femoral | Surgical femoral/subclavian/transaortic (LD) | Percutaneous femoral | Percutaneous femoral |
| LV unloading | + | ++ | + | ++ | +++ | +++ | −− |
| Anticoagulation | + | − | + | + | + | + | + |
| CE/FDA | +/− | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ |
CE/FDA, approved by European (CE) and US‐American (FDA) authorities; ECMO, extra‐corporeal membrane oxygenation; F, catheter‐/sheath size in French; LV, left ventricular; PHP, percutaneous heart pump.