Hemodynamic support

Original Contribution

Use of the CardioHELP Device for Temporary Hemodynamic Support During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2021

Abigail J. Song , BS;

Ashwat S. Dhillon , MD;

Steven Burnstein , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Anilkumar O. Mehra , MD;

Lena Awar , MD;

Fifteen consecutive patients receiving the CardioHELP device for elective, high-risk PCI treated at 2 medical centers were included. Patients with cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, or non-PCI indications for ECMO were excluded. Baseline...

Fifteen consecutive patients...

08/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Suggested Methodology

Left Atrial Septostomy as a Stress Test for Right Ventricular Function to Determine LVAD Candidacy

03/04/2019

David V. Daniels , MD;

Rosalie Rayburn ;

Rosa Ramirez ;

Joseph A. Walsh , MD, MSc;

In patients on VA-ECMO who develop pulmonary edema with resulting RV distension and failure, the use of balloon atrial septostomy for left heart decompression may be used as a “stress test” to assess the viability and functionality of the RV.

In patients on VA-ECMO who...

03/04/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Education

Cardiogenic Shock: The Second Annual Houston Shock Symposium, March 1–3, 2019

01/09/2019

Marwan F. Jumean , MD;

Everything we do in cardiology stems from our desire to either improve the survival of our patients or improve their quality of life. Over the past several decades, cardiologists have been successful in doing so in many areas, such as acute...

Everything we do in cardiology...

01/09/2019

Cath Lab Digest