Ideally percutaneous circulatory support is applied  in this situation. The challenge is to offer a quick and sufficient support for the circulation and offer the failing heart the opportunity to recover. Therefore CardioBridge created a percutaneous circulatory support system called the Reitan Catheter Pump (RCP). It is a small catheter pump which can be inserted percutaneously via the femoral artery. On its tip it has a foldable propeller which generates a high flow and pressure to assist the blood circulation and generate an afterload reduction (decreasing the workload for the heart). This offers the opportunity for heart recovery.