Dr. Tim Larkin Discusses Timing of Impella RP® Placement
October 5, 2017
Dr. Tim Larkin of Edward Hospital explains his timing protocol for Impella RP® placement in this physician Q&A session. He explains his rationale for placing the device primarily after intervention. In addition, Dr. Larkin describes one of his recent cases which featured an elderly women with a right coronary infarct and the benefit of placing the Impella RP after treatment for improving the patient’s hypotension.
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