Amir Kaki, MD, describes best practices and practical considerations for optimizing care of patients with AMI cardiogenic shock prior to leaving the cath lab.
Arman Kilic, MD, discusses his experiences with collaboration between interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery, particularly regarding Impella 5.5® with SmartAssist® and ECpella.
Chuck Simonton, MD, discusses the limitations of published papers that use administrative or payer databases as data sources and provides an AMI cardiogenic shock example.
Babar Basir, DO, presents the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) protocol for managing acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock (AMICS) at the 2021 HFSA scientific meeting.
Timothy Smith, MD, discusses the importance of the cardiovascular ICU and device management for patients with cardiogenic shock supported with the Impella® heart pump.