Use of the Impella Left Ventricular Assist Device as a Bridge to Recovery in a Patient with Cardiogenic Shock Related to Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Tahir Hamid^*, Jonas Eichhöfer, Douglas Fraser and Farzin Fath-Ordoubadi

Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University of Central Manchester Foundation NHS Trust, UK, E-mail: jonas@eichhoefer.freeserve.co.uk

^*Corresponding Author: Tahir Hamid, Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester and Manchester Childrens University Hospital NHS Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK, Tel: 0044- 161 276 1234, Fax: 0044-161 276 3335 Email: