Impella Device Treatment in Turkey
About Impella Device
Key Highlights
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Minimally Invasive: Inserted percutaneously, avoiding the need for open chest surgery for device placement.Provides Powerful Cardiac Support: Directly unloads the left ventricle, significantly reducing its workload and oxygen demand.Maintains Vital Organ Perfusion: Ensures continuous blood flow to the brain, kidneys, and other critical organs during high-risk procedures or shock.listrongBridge to Recovery or Decision:/strong Can support the heart temporarily until it recovers function or until a more permanent solution (like a long-term VAD or transplant) is arranged./lilistrongUsed in High-Risk Interventions:/strong Enables safer performance of complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) or cardiac surgeries in unstable patients./li/ul
Who is this surgery for?
- Cardiogenic Shock: Severe heart failure where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs.
- High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Supporting the heart during complex stent placements in patients with poor heart function.
- Prophylactic Support in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery: Used during or after procedures like CABG or valve surgery in patients with severely reduced ejection fraction.
- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: As a temporary measure to stabilize patients with sudden worsening of chronic heart failure.
- Bridge to Recovery: After a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or myocarditis, to allow the heart muscle time to heal.
- Bridge to Transplant or Durable VAD: Stabilizing patients awaiting a heart transplant or implantation of a long-term ventricular assist device.
How to prepare
- Comprehensive Cardiac Evaluation: Includes echocardiogram, cardiac catheterization, and blood tests to assess heart function and anatomy.
- Vascular Assessment: Ultrasound of the femoral or axillary arteries to ensure suitable access for the large-bore catheter.
- Informed Consent: Detailed discussion of the procedure's benefits, risks, and alternatives.
- Pre-operative Medications: Adjustment of blood thinners and other cardiac medications as per protocol.
- Fasting: Typically required for 6-8 hours before the procedure.
- Monitoring Lines: Placement of arterial and central venous lines for continuous blood pressure and fluid management monitoring.
Risks & possible complications
- Bleeding and Hematoma: At the catheter insertion site in the groin or arm.
- Vascular Injury: Damage to the artery used for access, which may require surgical repair.
- Hemolysis: Damage to red blood cells as they pass through the pump, potentially leading to anemia.
- Stroke or Limb Ischemia: Due to clot formation or disruption of blood flow to the brain or limb.
- Infection: At the insertion site or a bloodstream infection.
- Device Malfunction or Migration: Rare instances of pump failure or movement within the heart.
- Aortic Valve Injury: Potential damage from the catheter crossing the valve.
Recovery & hospital stay
- Intensive Care Monitoring: Immediate post-procedure care in an ICU with continuous monitoring of heart function, Impella device performance, and vital signs.
- Immobilization: The affected leg must remain straight for several hours to prevent bleeding at the access site.
- Gradual Weaning: As the heart recovers, the support level of the Impella is slowly reduced under echocardiographic guidance before removal.
- Device Removal: Performed at the bedside in the ICU, often followed by manual pressure or a closure device to seal the artery.
- Rehabilitation: Once stable, participation in cardiac rehabilitation is crucial to rebuild strength and cardiovascular health.
- Follow-up Care: Regular cardiology appointments to monitor heart function, manage medications, and assess long-term recovery.
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Typical hospital stay:
7-14 days
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Expected recovery time:
4-8 weeks
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are considering impella device in Turkey, these questions and answers can help you make a confident, informed decision.
Popular choices for impella device in Turkey include Liv Hospital Ankara, Istinye Üniversitesi Hastanesi Liv, VM Medical Park Pendik Hastanesi, Medical Park Florya, Medical Park Bahçelievler, known for experienced specialists and advanced surgical infrastructure.
Look at the doctor’s years of experience, hospital association, patient reviews, and how often they perform impella device. MediFyr helps you compare cardiac surgeons and book consultations online.
The overall cost depends on hospital category, surgeon’s experience, room type, implant or device used (if any), length of stay, tests, and post-operative care. Our team can help you get cost estimates from multiple hospitals before you decide.
Procedure cost in other countries
Here is an overview of how the estimated cost, hospital stay, and recovery time for impella device compare across other countries where we have data.
Top hospitals for Impella Device in Turkey
These partner hospitals in Turkey have dedicated cardiac surgery teams and experience managing patients undergoing impella device.
Instabul, Turkey
140 Doctors
Navya Joshi, a 58-year-old high school...
Navya Joshi, a 58-year-old high school principal and mother of two, had always been active and health-conscious. For weeks, she dismissed her profound fatigue and shortness of breath as stress from work. It culminated in a terrifying episode where she collapsed in her garden, unable to catch her breath. Rushed to the ER, tests revealed a severe heart attack had critically damaged her heart muscle, leaving it too weak to pump effectively, a condition called cardiogenic shock. Her cardiac surgeon, Dr. Evans, explained that her heart needed immediate, temporary support to survive and allow it a chance to heal. He recommended the Impella device, a tiny pump inserted through an artery to take over the pumping work of her heart. Navya was terrified, fearing she wouldn't see her children graduate. The procedure itself was a blur of anxiety in the cath lab. For three days, the Impella hummed quietly beside her bed, doing its life-sustaining work. After its removal, her recovery in the Cardiac ICU was slow but steady. With intense rehabilitation, she regained strength. Six months later, Navya walks daily, has returned to part-time work, and cherishes every ordinary moment with her family. Her emotional journey spiraled from denial to sheer terror, through a fragile hope while connected to the machine, to a profound and enduring gratitude for her second chance at life.
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