Successful impella-assisted suction thrombectomy of right heart thrombus via the AngioVac device: Advantages, limitations, and alternatives.

An elderly man with cardiogenic shock who was found to have a thrombus burden in the right atrium was described. The thrombus was suctioned via the AngioVac device, with assistance from the Impella CP. This is the first reported case of the use of the AngioVac device in conjunction with left-sided mechanical circulatory devices.