The goal of the trial was to evaluate treatment with an Impella percutaneous left ventricular assist device (LVAD) compared with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with cardiogenic ...

It was the first type of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) device, and is still used today. Other devices, MCS devices, like the Impella ... femoral artery in the groin and advanced up into ...