Antepartum Temporary Heart Pump Placement to Support Delivery and Bridge to Transplant
This case is the first reported experience to our knowledge that antepartum Impella heart pump placement with anticoagulation is safe and effective for supporting both mother and fetus to delivery and subsequent heart transplantation for the mother in pregnancy-associated acute decompensated HF. Both mother and baby in this case had successful outcomes.
Authors
- Hiroshi Kagawa
- Lauren Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4420-1993)
- Jacy Leon
- Laura DiChiacchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0854-7241)
- Craig H. Selzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9218-4764)
- Frederick G.P. Welt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-0491)
- Line Kemeyou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3148-0249)
- Alison Brann
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Utah Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104496
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00