Episode 51: Can you be pragmatic about tMCS in Acute RV Failure?

On this episode of JHLT: The Podcast, the Digital Media Editors have three expert guests to discuss their paper, “Pragmatic approach to temporary mechanical circulatory support in acute right ventricular failure.”

You’ll hear from first author Anthony Carnicelli, MD, from the Medical University of South Carolina; Alexander Bernhardt, MD, from the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf; and senior author Manreet Kanwar, MD, of the Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny Health Network.

The episode explores:

• Parameters that influence deciding when to escalate RV support
• Determining which device is right for each patient
• Evaluating a patient for the correct anticoagulants
• Device-related complications and solutions
• What's next in research for tMCS and acute RV failure

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Join us again later this month for another MCS study, exploring aortic insufficiency in patients with durable LVADs.

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