Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) used as a bridge to recovery, transplant, or alternative therapy (ie, VAD…
CentriMag devices are implanted for acute right and/or left-sided circulatory support but often times used for extended periods of time for patients with acute…
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) like the HeartMate 3 are routinely being implanted as a mechanical circulatory bridge-to-transplant (BTT) or destination therapy (DT). My…
The ProtekDuo® veno-venous (V-V) dual lumen cannula permits a form of extracorporeal mechanical circulatory support using an oxygenator and, when combined with a TandemHeart®…
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices allow us to offload myocardial work from the heart, and for the purposes of this post, the left ventricle…
Impella® is a percutaneous axial heart pump placed retrograde across the aortic valve into the left ventricle (LV) utilizing fluoroscopy +/- echocardiography. Its indications…