Descriptive term | Pump inflow location(s) | Pump outflow location(s) | Pump device options | Oxygenation possible? | Aortic flow | RV support | LV support | LV load | RV load |
VV ECMO | RA | RV | Centrimag, CardioHelp, or TandemHeart | Yes | Not applicable | No | No | ↔ | ↑ |
RVAD | RA | PA | Centrimag, CardioHelp, or TandemHeart | Yes | Not applicable | Yes | No | ↔ | ↓ |
pRVAD | IVC | PA | Impella RP | No | Not applicable | Yes | No | ↔ | ↓ |
VA ECMO | RA | IF | Centrimag, CardioHelp, or TandemHeart | Yes | Retrograde | Yes | No | ↑ | ↓ |
VA ECMO central cannulation | RA | Ascending aorta | Centrimag, CardioHelp, or TandemHeart | Yes | Antegrade | Yes | No | ↑ | ↓ |
pLVAD | LV | AO | Impella 2.5, Impella CP, or Impella 5.0 | No | Antegrade | No | Yes | ↓ | ↑ |
Combination support |
VAV ECMO | IVC | SVC and IF | Centrimag, CardioHelp, or TandemHeart | Yes | Retrograde | Yes | Yes | ↓ | ↓ |
BiPella | IVC | PA | Impella RP | No | Antegrade | Yes | Yes | ↓ | ↓ |
LV | AO | Impella 2.5, Impella CP, or Impella 5.0 |
ECPella | RA | IF | Centrimag, CardioHelp, or TandemHeart | Yes | Both antegrade and retrograde | | | | |
LV | AO | Impella 2.5, Impella CP, or Impella 5.0 |