Aortix™: A Novel intra-aortic Entrainment Pump

Abstract

Use of short-term mechanical circulatory support pumps for cardiogenic shock, decompensated heart failure and high-risk coronary intervention is growing. The Aortix™ device (Procyrion, TX, USA) is the first axial-flow pump positioned in the aorta and is designed to provide short-term hemodynamic support. This review discusses the field of continuous flow aortic pumps and focuses specifically on emerging preclinical and clinical data supporting the development of these technologies.

Keywords:

• aortix device
• cardio-renal syndrome
• heart failure
• high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention
• IABP
• mechanical circulatory support

Financial & competing interests disclosure

NK Kapur receives consulting/speaker honoraria and institutional grant support from Abbott Laboratories, Abiomed Inc, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, LivaNova, MDStart and Precardia. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.