1. Impella ventricular support in clinical practice: Collaborative viewpoint from a European expert user group 
Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani, Sagar N. Doshi, Jonathan Townend, Robert Jan van Geuns, Patrick Hunziker, Bernhard Schieffer, Konstantinos Karatolios, Jacob Eifer Møller, Flavio L. Ribichini, Andreas Schäfer, José P.S. Henriques 
International Journal of Cardiology 
Volume 201, Pages (December 2015)
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2. Fig. 1
Geographic distribution of Impella per indication comparing Germany, France, The Netherlands and Italy.
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3. Fig. 2
The Impella (a) Catheter pumps and (b) Automated Impella Controller.
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4. Fig. 3
Pressure–volume loop: Normal conditions (brown), Acute Heart Failure without hemodynamic support (blue), with Impella CP support (green) and with ECMO support (red). The loop area is an estimate of the mechanical work performed by the ventricle. Note the area reduction (work reduction) by the Impella device and the characteristic oblique vertical lines in the latter, indicating continuous emptying of the ventricle even in the “isovolumic” phases.
Data from the Basel Heart Simulator Project, P. Hunziker.
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5. Fig. 4 Patient selection in high-risk PCI.
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6. Fig. 5 Patient selection in cardiogenic shock.
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7. Fig. 6
Echo presentation of Impella in position, (a) clinical image and (b) schematic drawing.
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8. Fig. 7 Preferred strategy to start an Impella program.
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