Flexion limitation of the Impella 5.0 when implanted using the femoral approach in patients with small stature

J Artif Organs. 2022 Jun;25(2):182-183. doi: 10.1007/s10047-022-01311-w. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan. hiraiwa.hiroaki@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan. ryota.m0726@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
⁴ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.

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Keywords: Femoral approach; Flexion limitation; Impella 5.0; Small stature.

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