Temporary Mechanical Support for the Treatment of Right Heart Failure
Speakers
Aniket Rali, MD, FCCP, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Disclosures
Aniket Rali, MD, FCCP, FACC: Abiomed Inc.: Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Analog Devices: Consultant (Ongoing); Caretaker Medical: Consultant (Ongoing); Volumetrix: Consultant (Ongoing)
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the importance of temporary circulatory support in modern medicine
- Provide the basic anatomy and physiology of heart failure conditions requiring support
- Educate on IABP, temporary pumps, and ECMO