mcs
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Education
What’s A Hemolung RAS?
The Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS) is an investigative extracorporeal carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (ECCO2R) therapy. This system uses a…
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Podcast
Episode 009 – Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Devices
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated with each passing year. In this episode, I’ll briefly…
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Education
GI Bleeding With LVADs
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are gaining more traction in the world of heart failure primarily as a bridge-to-transplantation or…
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Education
What Is VA-ECMO?
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) used as a bridge to recovery, transplant, or…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
Surgical Steps In CentriMag Biventricular Assist Device (BiVAD) Placement
CentriMag devices are implanted for acute right and/or left-sided circulatory support but often times used for extended periods of time…
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PGY-6 (Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
Surgical Steps In HeartMate 3 LVAD Placement
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) like the HeartMate 3 are routinely being implanted as a mechanical circulatory bridge-to-transplant (BTT) or…
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Education
ProtekDuo® Veno-Venous Cannula
The ProtekDuo® veno-venous (V-V) dual lumen cannula permits a form of extracorporeal mechanical circulatory support using an oxygenator and, when…
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Education
Left Ventricular Pressure-Volume Work Loop With Mechanical Circulatory Support
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices allow us to offload myocardial work from the heart, and for the purposes of this…
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Education
Avalon V-V ECMO Bicaval Catheter
The Avalon bicaval catheter has revolutionized veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) by allowing us to place a single catheter which can…
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Education
What Is An Impella?
Impella® is a percutaneous axial heart pump placed retrograde across the aortic valve into the left ventricle (LV) utilizing fluoroscopy…
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