1. The Right Axillary Artery Approach for the Impella Recover LP 5
The Right Axillary Artery Approach for the Impella Recover LP 5.0 Microaxial Pump 
Thomas Sassard, MD, Aurelien Scalabre, MD, Eric Bonnefoy, MD, PhD, Ingrid Sanchez, MD, Fadi Farhat, MD, PhD, Olivier Jegaden, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 85, Issue 4, Pages (April 2008)
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2. Fig 1
Impella Recover LP 5.0 (Abiomed, Danvers, MA) set on the guidewire is introduced in the graft and an occluding plug around the 9-French driving cable is tied to prevent blood loss during the implantation.
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3. Fig 2
The cable sheath is pushed into the remaining graft to the ties to complete hemostasis.
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4. Fig 3
Thoracic x-ray film of the extubated patient shows the pump in the left ventricle, crossing the aortic valve, and the driving cable exiting from the right axillary artery.
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